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Mallacoota · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mallacoota

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

A massive gap exists between Mallacoota and the rest of the country, with only 4.8% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making the area much more linguistically uniform than most of Australia.

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📍 Mallacoota, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 88.7% of residents speak only English, the small number of people using other languages is actually higher than in most similar areas. Very few people struggle with English here, as only 0.6% speak little or no English, which is well below the Victorian figure of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.8% ▲ +38.0%

Higher than 59% 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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0.6% ▲ —

Higher than 72% 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 Mallacoota, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 88.7% Greek 0.5% Italian 0.3% Tagalog 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 Mallacoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21584/mallacoota/topic/language