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Margaret River · Urban Centre

Language in Margaret River

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

English is the primary tongue for 82.2% of people in Margaret River. While English dominates, the number of people using another language at home has risen to 10.8%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Margaret River, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 10.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, though this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This includes small groups speaking Italian, Mandarin, and Tagalog, while only 1.7% of the population speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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10.8% ▲ +40.3%

Higher than 86% 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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1.7% ▲ +33.3%

Higher than 86% 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 Margaret River, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 82.2% Italian 1.0% Mandarin 0.5% Tagalog 0.5% Cantonese 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Punjabi 0.1% Greek 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 Margaret River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL514003/margaret-river/topic/language