Madora Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Madora Bay

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Madora Bay, where the share of people using another language at home has barely changed since 2011. Only 6.2% of residents speak a language other than English, making it far less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 89.5% of people speak only English at home, and the number of people who speak little or no English is very low at 0.3%. While these figures are well below the national and state levels, they are higher than in most similar areas.

6.2% ▲ +44.1%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 6.2%

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

0.3% ▼ -34.3%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Madora Bay, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian 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 Madora Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50875/madora-bay/topic/language