2.9% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Maryborough · State Electorate
Language in Maryborough
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Maryborough than in most similar areas. Only 2.9% of residents speak another language, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and remains far below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 90% of the population. Very few people here struggle with English, with only 0.3% saying they speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.
0.3% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30051/maryborough/topic/language