16.7% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Macdonald Park · Suburb / Locality
Language in Macdonald Park
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multilingualism is more common in Macdonald Park than in most similar areas, though it remains lower than the national figure. While 80.1% of residents speak only English, the area has a notably higher proportion of people who speak little or no English compared to similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 16.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Greek, Vietnamese, Hindi and Mandarin are the most common non-English languages spoken here.
3.4% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
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 Macdonald Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40800/macdonald-park/topic/language