Mooney Mooney · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mooney Mooney

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

English is the dominant language for 86% of people in Mooney Mooney. While most residents speak only English, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar places.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Despite this, the 0.9% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

6.3% ▲ +21.1%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.2%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 6.3%

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

0.9% ▲ —

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Mooney Mooney, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin 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 Mooney Mooney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12715/mooney-mooney/topic/language