Maitland · Suburb / Locality

Language in Maitland

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

Only 1.4% of people in Maitland use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken by 87.3% of the population. This means the area is far below the South Australian figure for language diversity, though it is slightly higher than most similar areas for people who speak little or no English.

1.4% ▼ -41.7%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Maitland, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40808/maitland/topic/language