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Altona (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Altona (Western Metropolitan)

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

More than 43% of people in Altona now use a language other than English at home, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than both Victoria and the rest of Australia.

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📍 Altona (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 52% of residents, though Mandarin (6.2%), Hindi (4.4%), and Punjabi (2.4%) are also common. About 5.3% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most other areas.

People using another language at home

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43.3% ▲ +21.9%

Higher than 88% 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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5.3% ▼ -5.7%

Higher than 83% 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 Altona (Western Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 72%; Mandarin is next at 8%.

English only 52.0% Mandarin 6.2% Hindi 4.4% Punjabi 2.4% Vietnamese 1.6% Cantonese 1.6% Arabic 1.5% Greek 1.1% Italian 1.0% Tagalog 0.9%

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 Altona (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20207/altona/topic/language