Merimbula, Bega Valley

The languages of Merimbula

Only one in 25 residents in Merimbula spoke a language other than English at home at the 2021 Census, with Thai the most common. None of those languages reaches one in 100 people. Merimbula's share is above Bega Valley, at 1.7 times the rate.

Residents
3,740
Speak another language
4.4%+80.2%
Languages spoken
22
Born overseas
13.9%

Which languages other than English are spoken in Merimbula?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Thai
    32+60.0%
  2. 02
    Tagalog
    13
  3. 03
    Greek
    11
  4. 04
    Italian
    11+10.0%
  5. 05
    Dutch
    10-37.5%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    9
  7. 07
    Nepali
    9
  8. 08
    Punjabi
    9
  9. 09
    Malayalam
    8+33.3%
  10. 10
    German
    7-41.7%

Where does Merimbula sit against Australia as a whole?

Merimbula's share is below Australia as a whole.

Merimbula
4.4%
Bega Valley
2.5%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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Merimbula is part of Bega Valley, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.