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Lower Mitcham · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lower Mitcham

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

English is the primary language for 87% of people in Lower Mitcham, making it the dominant tongue in the area. While most residents speak English, there is a small but diverse mix of other languages used at home, including Mandarin and Greek.

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📍 Lower Mitcham, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 11.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.2% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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11.2% ▼ -0.4%

Higher than 77% 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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1.2% ▼ -14.7%

Higher than 78% 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 Lower Mitcham, English only is the majority at 93%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

English only 87.0% Mandarin 3.1% Greek 1.6% Italian 1.0% Arabic 0.4% Cantonese 0.4% Punjabi 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 Lower Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40788/lower-mitcham/topic/language