Marryatville · Suburb / Locality

Language in Marryatville

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

Nearly 30% of people in Marryatville use a language other than English at home, which is far above the state and national figures. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. While many residents speak another language, very few struggle with English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common non-English language spoken here at 8.3%, followed by Vietnamese, Cantonese and Tagalog. Despite this diversity, the 2.2% who speak little or no English is only slightly lower than the national figure.

29.2% ▲ +48.6%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 29.2%

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

2.2% ▼ -49.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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 Marryatville, English only is the majority at 80%; Mandarin is next at 10%.

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 Marryatville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40839/marryatville/topic/language