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Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan)

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

A growing number of people are speaking non-English languages in Albert Park, with the share of residents using another language at home rising 6.5 percentage points since 2011. Now, 28.5% of the community speaks a language other than English, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 65.5% of residents, while Mandarin, Greek, and Hindi are the most common other tongues. Despite the rise in diverse languages, the 2.8% who speak little or no English is a little below the Victorian average.

People using another language at home

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28.5% ▲ +29.6%

Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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2.8% ▼ -16.0%

Higher than 65% of state electorate 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 Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 83%; Mandarin is next at 6%.

English only 65.5% Mandarin 4.7% Greek 2.5% Hindi 1.6% Cantonese 1.4% Italian 1.2% Vietnamese 0.8% Arabic 0.7% Tagalog 0.3% 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 Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20106/albert-park/topic/language