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Murtoa · Suburb / Locality

Language in Murtoa

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Murtoa compared to the rest of the country. Only 1.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the town much less linguistically diverse than most Australian areas.

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📍 Murtoa, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 93.5% of the population, while Punjabi and Italian are spoken by 0.3% each. No residents reported speaking little or no English, a figure well below the 3.4% national average.

People using another language at home

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1.8% ▲ +26.0%

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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

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 Murtoa, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

English only 93.5% Punjabi 0.3% Italian 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 Murtoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21850/murtoa/topic/language