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Magpie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Magpie

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

English is the dominant language in Magpie, spoken by 94% of people at home. This is a far lower rate of multilingualism than seen across Victoria or Australia, where many more residents speak a language other than English.

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📍 Magpie, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.4% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While no one in the area speaks little or no English, a small number of people speak Hindi.

People using another language at home

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2.4% ▲ +123.3%

Lower than 58% 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 Magpie, English only is the majority at 99%; Hindi is next at 1%.

English only 94.0% Hindi 0.8%

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 Magpie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21573/magpie/topic/language