Meningie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Meningie

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Meningie, where very few people use a different tongue at home. Only 3.9% of residents speak another language, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 83.7% of people speak only English at home, and the number of people who speak little or no English is well below the national figure at 0.0%.

3.9% ▲ +18.0%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 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 Meningie, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Meningie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40859/meningie/topic/language