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Language in Cheltenham

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

More people in Cheltenham now speak a language other than English at home than in previous years. About 32.0% of residents use another language, which is well above the national figure. This shift has made the suburb much more linguistically diverse than most similar areas.

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📍 Cheltenham, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 66.1% of people speak only English, Mandarin (11.4%) and Cantonese (7.2%) are common. This high diversity is seen in the 32.0% of residents using another language, though the 3.4% who speak little or no English is about the same as the national figure.

People using another language at home

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32.0% ▲ +49.5%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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3.4% ▼ -12.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality 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 Cheltenham, English only is the majority at 76%; Mandarin is next at 13%.

English only 66.1% Mandarin 11.4% Cantonese 7.2% Hindi 1.0% Vietnamese 0.5% Punjabi 0.4% Italian 0.3% Arabic 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 Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10895/cheltenham/topic/language