Morpeth · Suburb / Locality

Language in Morpeth

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

English is the primary language for 94.2% of people in Morpeth. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state, with only 1.6% of residents using a language other than English at home.

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📍 Morpeth, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 1.6% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is lower than most areas, 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

1.6% ▲ +44.5%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Morpeth, English only is the majority at 100%; Greek is next at 0%.

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 Morpeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12738/morpeth/topic/language