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Language in Murray

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

English is the dominant language in Murray, where only 3.1% of people use another tongue at home. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the figure remains far below the national average.

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📍 Murray, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.1% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. While 0.3% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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3.1% ▼ -39.1%

Lower than 53% 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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0.3% ▲ +7.2%

Higher than 64% 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 Murray, English only is the majority at 97%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 37.9% Cantonese 0.5% Arabic 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% 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 Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32084/murray/topic/language