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Language in Cairnlea

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

A huge shift in linguistic diversity has occurred in Cairnlea since 2011. Now, nearly 70% of people use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most multilingual areas in the region.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Vietnamese is the most common language spoken at home at 31.3%, while only 27.2% of residents speak English only. This explains why 15.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure far above the Victorian rate of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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69.2% ▼ -1.0%

Higher than 99% 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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15.1% ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 99% 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 Cairnlea, the largest group is Vietnamese at 43%, followed by English only (37%) and Cantonese (6%).

Vietnamese 31.3% English only 27.2% Cantonese 4.0% Tagalog 2.5% Punjabi 1.7% Arabic 1.7% Mandarin 1.5% Greek 1.2% Italian 0.8% Hindi 0.7%

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 Cairnlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20441/cairnlea/topic/language