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Language in Medina

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

More people in Medina have moved toward using a variety of languages at home since 2011. While English remains the main language for the vast majority, about 9.4% of residents now speak another language, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Medina, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 82.9% of residents, with Tagalog and Italian as the next most common languages. Although the share of people using another language is much higher than in similar areas, it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.

People using another language at home

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9.4% ▲ +34.9%

Higher than 75% 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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1.2% ▲ +18.7%

Higher than 77% 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 Medina, English only is the majority at 96%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

English only 82.9% Tagalog 1.3% Italian 0.8% Vietnamese 0.5% Mandarin 0.4% Greek 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 Medina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50925/medina/topic/language