Mourquong · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mourquong

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

Much more than most similar areas, 10.7% of people in Mourquong use a language other than English at home. Despite this, the community remains overwhelmingly English-speaking compared to the wider state and nation.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 10.7% of residents use another language, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. English is the main language for 64% of the area, followed by Italian at 4%, and no one reported speaking little or no English.

10.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 10.7%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Mourquong, English only is the majority at 94%; Italian is next at 6%.

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 Mourquong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12820/mourquong/topic/language