Muchea · Urban Centre

Language in Muchea

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Muchea than in most similar areas. Only 2.4% of residents use another language at home, which is much lower than the national figure of 22.3%. This trend has shifted recently, with the proportion of people using another language falling by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Muchea, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 91.2% of residents. No one in the area speaks little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 3.4% and down from 5.3% in 2016.

2.4% ▼ -75.9%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In Muchea, English only is the majority at 100%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

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 Muchea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521034/muchea/topic/language