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McKail · Suburb / Locality

Language in McKail

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

English is the dominant language in McKail, where 86.6% of residents speak only this language at home. While most people here use English, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages than most similar areas.

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📍 McKail, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 9.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.3% of residents speak little or no English, and Tagalog is the most common non-English language spoken here at 1.6%.

People using another language at home

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9.4% ▲ +115.2%

Higher than 74% 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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1.3% ▲ +171.2%

Higher than 79% 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 McKail, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

English only 86.6% Tagalog 1.6% Italian 0.4% Cantonese 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Hindi 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 McKail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50920/mckail/topic/language