10.9% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Moodlu · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people have started speaking languages other than English in Moodlu since 2011. Now, 10.9% of residents use another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. While English remains the main language for the vast majority, there is a noticeable variety of voices in the community.
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 83.5% of residents, but Italian (3.2%) and Mandarin (2.5%) are also spoken. Only 1.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national figure.
10.9% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.1% ▼ -44.2%
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Moodlu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31889/moodlu/topic/language