Mulga Downs · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mulga Downs

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

Nearly half of the people in Mulga Downs use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This creates a striking contrast to the rest of Australia, where only about 22% of people do the same.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 47.8% of residents use another language at home—one of the highest rates for similar areas—every person in the community still speaks English, with 0% reporting they speak little or no English.

47.8%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 47.8%

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 Mulga Downs, 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 Mulga Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51046/mulga-downs/topic/language