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Language in Clayton

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

Multilingualism is a defining part of daily life in Clayton, where nearly two thirds of residents speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Clayton, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 63.9% of people use another language at home, which is far above the 22.3% national average. English is spoken by only 28.3% of residents, while Mandarin is common at 17.4%, and 9.1% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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63.9% ▼ -1.1%

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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9.1% ▼ -19.2%

Higher than 98% 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 Clayton, the largest group is English only at 44%, followed by Mandarin (27%) and Greek (7%).

English only 28.3% Mandarin 17.4% Greek 4.6% Hindi 3.5% Cantonese 3.0% Punjabi 2.5% Vietnamese 2.4% Italian 1.8% Arabic 0.8% Tagalog 0.8%

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 Clayton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20569/clayton/topic/language