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Murray-Wellington (South West) · State Electorate

Language in Murray-Wellington (South West)

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

English is the primary language for 88% of people in Murray-Wellington (South West). This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the country, making the area far less linguistically diverse than most other regions.

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📍 Murray-Wellington (South West), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This also means very few people speak little or no English, with just 0.6% of the population in this category.

People using another language at home

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5.6% ▲ +19.3%

Lower than 81% 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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0.6% ▼ -7.3%

Lower than 83% 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 Murray-Wellington (South West), English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 88.0% Italian 1.0% Tagalog 0.5% Mandarin 0.4% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Arabic 0.0% Hindi 0.0% Punjabi 0.0% Greek 0.0%

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 Murray-Wellington (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54006/murray-wellington/topic/language