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Mornington · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mornington

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

Far more people speak a language other than English in Mornington than in most similar areas. While 12.4% of residents use another language at home, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Mornington, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 83.1% of residents, though Mandarin and Punjabi are the most common other languages spoken. Only 1.2% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average.

People using another language at home

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12.4% ▲ +276.1%

Higher than 79% 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% ▲ +104.6%

Higher than 78% 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 Mornington, English only is the majority at 94%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 83.1% Mandarin 2.2% Punjabi 1.8% Vietnamese 0.6% Cantonese 0.4% Hindi 0.3% Tagalog 0.3%

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 Mornington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60425/mornington/topic/language