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Marlo · Suburb / Locality

Language in Marlo

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

English remains the dominant language in Marlo, where only 1.7% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, making the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Marlo, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 90% of the population. While very few people use other languages, 0.8% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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1.7% ▼ -37.4%

Lower than 62% 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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0.8% ▲ —

Higher than 74% 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 Marlo, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 90.0% Mandarin 0.5%

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 Marlo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21608/marlo/topic/language