3.1% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Meeniyan · Urban Centre
Language in Meeniyan
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is spoken by 92.6% of people in Meeniyan, making it the dominant language in the area. Very few residents use a language other than English at home, a trend that has remained steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.1% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the fact that no one in the area speaks little or no English.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221048/meeniyan/topic/language