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Marengo · Urban Centre

Language in Marengo

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

Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English at home in Marengo compared to similar areas. While English remains the dominant tongue for 87.9% of residents, the use of other languages has risen to 7.4% since 2011.

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📍 Marengo, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The share of people using another language at home rose 5.7 percentage points since 2011, though this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this increase, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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7.4% ▲ +354.0%

Higher than 79% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Marengo, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 87.9% Mandarin 1.1%

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 Marengo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222049/marengo/topic/language