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Murgon · Suburb / Locality

Language in Murgon

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

English has remained the dominant language in Murgon, where very few people use a foreign tongue at home. Only 3.6% of residents speak a language other than English, a figure far below the national average of 22.3%.

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📍 Murgon, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 87.1% of the community. While 0.5% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than in most similar areas, this is still a little below the Queensland figure of 1.8%.

People using another language at home

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3.6% ▲ +38.0%

Higher than 52% 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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0.5% ▲ +157.1%

Higher than 70% 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 Murgon, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

English only 87.1% Punjabi 0.4% Tagalog 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 Murgon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32082/murgon/topic/language