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Clayton South · Suburb / Locality

Language in Clayton South

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

More than 67% of people in Clayton South use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, making the area one of the most linguistically diverse in the region. A wide variety of languages are spoken, including Mandarin, Greek and Vietnamese.

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📍 Clayton South, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The typical resident is much more likely to speak another language than people across Victoria, with 67.1% doing so. This helps explain why the proportion of people who speak little or no English is also among the highest at this level, at 14.2%.

People using another language at home

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67.1% ▲ +1.3%

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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14.2% ▼ -7.8%

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 Clayton South, the largest group is English only at 41%, followed by Mandarin (15%) and Greek (13%).

English only 28.3% Mandarin 10.7% Greek 9.3% Vietnamese 4.5% Cantonese 4.0% Punjabi 3.9% Hindi 3.4% Arabic 1.9% Italian 1.9% Tagalog 1.1%

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 Clayton South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20570/clayton-south/topic/language