8.9% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Language in Macarthur
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in Macarthur, with 90% using it as their only home language. While a small number of residents speak other languages, this is much higher than in most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 8.9% of people use another language at home, which is far below the ACT and national figures. Very few residents speak little or no English (0.6%), though this is still higher than most similar areas.
0.6% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80088/macarthur/topic/language