Murray Downs · Suburb / Locality

Language in Murray Downs

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

Almost no one speaks a language other than English in Murray Downs, leaving a massive 22 percentage point gap compared to the national figure. The area is far less linguistically diverse than most of Australia, with the vast majority of residents using only English at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language spoken at home for 94.2% of residents. No one in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

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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 Murray Downs, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Murray Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12863/murray-downs/topic/language