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Language in Mount Pleasant

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

Far more people speak a language other than English in Mount Pleasant than in most similar areas, though only 13.6% of residents do so. This is well below the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the main language for the vast majority, the area shows more linguistic variety than typical neighbouring spots.

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📍 Mount Pleasant, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 13.6% of people use another language at home, and 1.6% speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas. English is spoken by 82.9% of residents, while the most common other languages are Mandarin (1.7%) and Italian (1.6%).

People using another language at home

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13.6% ▼ -1.1%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.6% ▼ -10.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Mount Pleasant, English only is the majority at 93%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 82.9% Mandarin 1.7% Italian 1.6% Arabic 0.9% Greek 0.9% Vietnamese 0.6% Cantonese 0.2% Hindi 0.2%

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 Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12795/mount-pleasant/topic/language