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Paddington - Milton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Paddington - Milton

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

English is the dominant tongue in Paddington - Milton, where 83.4% of people speak only this language at home. While the number of people using other languages has risen to 13.1% since 2011, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the Australian average.

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📍 Paddington - Milton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 13.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. This includes small groups speaking Mandarin, Italian, Hindi and Cantonese, while those who speak little or no English make up just 1.0% of the population.

People using another language at home

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13.1% ▲ +23.2%

Higher than 51% 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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1.0% ▼ -34.1%

Lower than 57% 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 Paddington - Milton, English only is the majority at 95%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 83.4% Mandarin 2.1% Italian 0.8% Hindi 0.5% Cantonese 0.4% Arabic 0.4% Greek 0.3% Tagalog 0.1% Vietnamese 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 Paddington - Milton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041135/paddington-milton/topic/language