Moonbah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Moonbah

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English remains the dominant tongue in Moonbah, where only 5.5% of people use another language at home. While this is higher than in many similar small areas, it is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 Moonbah, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, making up 94.1% of the population. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.5% speaking little or no English, which is well below the state figure.

5.5% ▲ +105.6%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 5.5%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.5% ▲ —

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.5%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Moonbah, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Moonbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12709/moonbah/topic/language