28.6% ▲ +179.1%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Morialta · State Electorate
Language in Morialta
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 29% of people in Morialta speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the state figure. This reflects a significant shift in the area, as the proportion of people using another language rose by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 69% of residents, while Italian, Mandarin, Cantonese and Greek are also commonly spoken. Despite the rise in diverse languages, those who speak little or no English remain at 3.2%, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Morialta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40031/morialta/topic/language