4.9% ▲ +247.4%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Murrays Beach · Urban Centre
Language in Murrays Beach
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
An increasing number of people in Murrays Beach have started using a language other than English at home, rising to 4.9% since 2011. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure. English is the dominant language spoken here.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 91.8% of residents speak only English, and the 4.9% who use another language at home is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English.
0.4% ▲ —
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Murrays Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121085/murrays-beach/topic/language