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Language in Alexandra

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

A vast majority of people in Alexandra speak only English, with 92.3% of residents using it at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average.

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📍 Alexandra, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Despite this, the 0.4% who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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3.1% ▲ +13.0%

Lower than 53% 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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0.4% ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 67% 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 Alexandra, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

English only 92.3% Vietnamese 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Italian 0.1% Hindi 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 Alexandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20022/alexandra/topic/language