Mount Nathan · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mount Nathan

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Mount Nathan than in the rest of the country. Only 3.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much more linguistically uniform than the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 93% of the population, with Mandarin and Italian being the only other languages mentioned. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.2% speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

3.8% ▼ -21.1%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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

0.2% ▲ —

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Mount Nathan, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

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 Mount Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32007/mount-nathan/topic/language