Marshall · Suburb / Locality

Language in Marshall

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

Far more people in Marshall use a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While 9.9% of residents speak another language, this figure remains far below the national and state averages.

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📍 Marshall, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, though Punjabi, Mandarin, and Vietnamese are the most common other languages. Only 0.9% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than similar areas but well below the Victorian average.

9.9% ▲ +102.7%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.9% ▲ +173.3%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Marshall, English only is the majority at 95%; Punjabi is next at 2%.

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 Marshall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21615/marshall/topic/language