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Language in South Murwillumbah

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

English remains the dominant language in South Murwillumbah, where 90.4% of residents speak only English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of New South Wales and Australia. Only 2.9% of people use a language other than English, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas.

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📍 South Murwillumbah, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 2.9% of people use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English here, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales average.

People using another language at home

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2.9% ▲ +23.9%

Lower than 54% 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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0.4% ▲ —

Higher than 66% 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 South Murwillumbah, English only is the majority at 100%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

English only 90.4% Punjabi 0.3%

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 South Murwillumbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13609/south-murwillumbah/topic/language