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Maylands (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Maylands (East Metropolitan)

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

More than 21% of people in Maylands speak a language other than English at home, which is well above the Western Australian figure. This linguistic diversity has remained steady over the last decade, with the area's profile sitting close to the national average.

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📍 Maylands (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 21.6% of residents use another language at home, and 3.1% speak little or no English, both of which are higher than in most areas. While English is the main language for 73.7% of people, common alternatives include Vietnamese, Mandarin, Italian and Cantonese.

People using another language at home

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21.6% ▼ -2.7%

Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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3.1% ▼ -16.0%

Higher than 68% of state electorate 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 Maylands (East Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 89%; Vietnamese is next at 2%.

English only 73.7% Vietnamese 2.0% Mandarin 2.0% Italian 1.7% Cantonese 1.3% Punjabi 0.7% Hindi 0.6% Arabic 0.5% Tagalog 0.4% Greek 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 Maylands (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53402/maylands/topic/language