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Merrimu · Suburb / Locality

Language in Merrimu

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

English is the primary language for 82.9% of residents in Merrimu. While the area is much more linguistically diverse than most similar places, it remains far less diverse than the Victorian and national averages.

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📍 Merrimu, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 10.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in similar areas. Only 1% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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10.8% ▲ +39.8%

Higher than 77% 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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1.0% ▲ —

Higher than 76% 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 Merrimu, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 82.9% Italian 1.3% Punjabi 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 Merrimu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21668/merrimu/topic/language