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Doncaster East - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Doncaster East - South

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

More than half of the people in Doncaster East - South use a language other than English at home, placing it among the highest areas for linguistic diversity. This variety is reflected in the 58.9% of residents who speak a non-English language, a figure that has risen since 2016.

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

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 20.6%, followed by Cantonese at 12.9%. This diversity is reflected in the 10.5% of people who speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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58.9% —

Higher than 94% 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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10.5% ▼ -5.6%

Higher than 93% 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 - South, the largest group is English only at 46%, followed by Mandarin (25%) and Cantonese (16%).

English only 37.6% Mandarin 20.6% Cantonese 12.9% Greek 4.3% Arabic 2.3% Italian 1.9% Hindi 1.4% Vietnamese 0.7% Punjabi 0.6% Tagalog 0.2%

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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021425/doncaster-east-south/topic/language