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Language in Upper Main Arm

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

Language use in Upper Main Arm has remained very stable since 2011. Most of the community speaks only English, though 8.5% of residents use another language at home, which is higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Upper Main Arm, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 71.4% of people speak only English, 8.5% use another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, no one in the area reported speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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8.5% ▲ +105.7%

Higher than 73% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Upper Main Arm, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 71.4% Mandarin 1.4%

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 Upper Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14053/upper-main-arm/topic/language