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Doncaster East - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Doncaster East - North

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

Over half of all residents in Doncaster East - North use a language other than English at home, making it a linguistically diverse area. This reflects a community where non-English languages are a common part of daily life, with 56.1% of people speaking another language.

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📍 Doncaster East - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin (17.2%) and Cantonese (14.1%) are the most common non-English languages spoken. This high diversity is seen in the 9.1% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the Victorian average of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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56.1% —

Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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9.1% ▲ +7.3%

Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Doncaster East - North, the largest group is English only at 49%, followed by Mandarin (20%) and Cantonese (17%).

English only 41.6% Mandarin 17.2% Cantonese 14.1% Greek 5.4% Arabic 2.4% Italian 2.4% Hindi 1.1% Vietnamese 0.6% Punjabi 0.5% Tagalog 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 Doncaster East - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021424/doncaster-east-north/topic/language