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Malua Bay · Urban Centre

Language in Malua Bay

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

Language use in Malua Bay has barely changed over the last decade, with only 5% of people speaking another language at home. This is a very high proportion of English speakers compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Malua Bay, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 5% of residents use a language other than English at home—which is higher than in most similar areas—this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Very few people struggle with English here, with just 0.5% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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5.0% ▲ +9.8%

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 68% of urban centre 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 Malua Bay, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 88.8% Greek 0.6% Italian 0.4% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 Malua Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115101/malua-bay/topic/language