Merrigum, Greater Shepparton
What Merrigum speaks at home
The 2021 Census found one in 12 residents in Merrigum speaking a language other than English at home, led by Punjabi. The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Australia as a whole. In all, 11 languages turn up in the count, most of them small.
- Residents
- 681
- Speak another language
- 8.7%+20.4%
- Languages spoken
- 11
- Born overseas
- 10.8%
Which languages other than English are spoken in Merrigum?
- 01Punjabi9+125%
- 02Filipino8+167%
- 03Italian8-50.0%
- 04Khmer8+167%
- 05Arabic5
- 06Samoan4
- 07Spanish4
- 08Tagalog4
- 09Albanian3-75.0%
- 10Nepali3-40.0%
How does Merrigum compare with Greater Shepparton?
Greater Shepparton has a higher share than Merrigum.
- Merrigum
- 8.7%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Greater Shepparton
- 16.8%
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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