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Language in Miles

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Miles compared to the rest of the country. Only 5.6% of residents use another language at home, which is a huge gap when compared to the Australian figure of 22.3%. This makes Miles much less linguistically diverse than most other areas.

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📍 Miles, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 80.8% of residents. While 5.6% of people use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—only 0.4% of the population speak little or no English, a figure well below the national average.

People using another language at home

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5.6% ▲ +180.9%

Higher than 63% 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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0.4% ▲ —

Higher than 66% 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 Miles, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

English only 80.8% Vietnamese 0.3% Punjabi 0.3% Italian 0.2%

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 Miles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31833/miles/topic/language