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McLaren Vale · Suburb / Locality

Language in McLaren Vale

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

English remains the dominant tongue in McLaren Vale, where only 4.1% of people use another language at home. This is far below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country, reflecting a community with very little linguistic diversity.

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📍 McLaren Vale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, making up 91.4% of the population. Very few people struggle with the language, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.1% ▼ -4.9%

Higher than 55% 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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0.4% ▲ +16.4%

Higher than 67% 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 McLaren Vale, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 91.4% Italian 1.4% Arabic 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Greek 0.1% Mandarin 0.1%

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 McLaren Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40852/mclaren-vale/topic/language