Mariginiup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mariginiup

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Mariginiup, where 84.2% of residents speak only this language at home. While this is far below the national figure, it is much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Mariginiup, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.9% of people use a language other than English at home, including small numbers of Vietnamese and Italian speakers. Only 1% of the population speaks little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

9.9% ▼ -27.3%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 9.9%

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

1.0% ▼ -13.9%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Mariginiup, English only is the majority at 95%; Vietnamese is next at 2%.

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 Mariginiup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50904/mariginiup/topic/language