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Language in Martin

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

Nearly one in five people in Martin speak a language other than English at home. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar places, although it remains well below the national figure.

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📍 Martin, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 72.6% of residents speak only English, 19.1% use another language, with Tagalog being the most common non-English tongue at 2.3%. Despite this diversity, the 1.7% who speak little or no English is a little below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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19.1% ▲ +85.7%

Higher than 87% 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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1.7% ▼ -2.6%

Higher than 83% 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 Martin, English only is the majority at 92%; Tagalog is next at 3%.

English only 72.6% Tagalog 2.3% Italian 1.2% Hindi 1.1% Mandarin 0.8% Punjabi 0.7% Arabic 0.4%

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 Martin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50911/martin/topic/language