Molloy Island · Suburb / Locality

Language in Molloy Island

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

English is the primary language for 87.7% of people on Molloy Island. The area is sparsely populated and far fewer people use a language other than English here compared to the rest of the state and country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.3% of residents use another language at home, a figure far below the national average. Despite this, no one in the area reported speaking little or no English.

4.3% ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 4.3%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Molloy Island, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Molloy Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50978/molloy-island/topic/language