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Research · Suburb / Locality

Language in Research

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

English has remained the dominant language in Research, though a small number of people now speak other languages at home. While 91.8% of the community uses only English, the area is slightly more linguistically diverse than most similar places.

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📍 Research, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This is reflected in the very low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.5%.

People using another language at home

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6.7% ▲ +33.4%

Higher than 68% 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% ▲ +42.0%

Higher than 69% 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 Research, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 91.8% Mandarin 1.2% Italian 1.2% Greek 0.4% Cantonese 0.3% Vietnamese 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 Research [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22160/research/topic/language