Marino · Suburb / Locality

Language in Marino

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

Much higher than most similar areas, 9.4% of people in Marino use a language other than English at home. However, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.

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📍 Marino, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 87.5% of residents speak only English, 0.8% speak Italian and 0.5% speak Greek. Only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the South Australian figure of 2.7%.

9.4% ▲ +5.5%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 9.4%

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

0.4% ▼ -36.3%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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.

Language used at home

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In Marino, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian 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 Marino [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40829/marino/topic/language