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Newington · Suburb / Locality

Language in Newington

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

English remains the dominant language in Newington, where 90.5% of people speak only English at home. While the variety of languages spoken here is higher than in most similar areas, it is still far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Newington, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. This includes small numbers of people speaking Mandarin, Punjabi, Cantonese, and Hindi, while those who speak little or no English make up just 0.5% of the population.

People using another language at home

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6.6% ▲ +56.7%

Higher than 67% 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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0.5% ▼ -20.7%

Higher than 71% 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 Newington, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 90.5% Mandarin 1.9% Punjabi 0.4% Cantonese 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Italian 0.2%

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 Newington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21929/newington/topic/language