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Burwood (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Burwood (Southern Metropolitan)

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

More than a third of people in Burwood speak a language other than English at home, making it a linguistically diverse area. This is far above the national figure, with Mandarin and Cantonese being the most common non-English languages spoken here.

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📍 Burwood (Southern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 33.5% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is well above the Victorian average and has risen since 2016. This diversity is reflected in the 5.2% of people who speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most other areas.

People using another language at home

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33.5% —

Higher than 80% 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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5.2% ▼ -5.0%

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 Burwood (Southern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 74%; Mandarin is next at 14%.

English only 62.8% Mandarin 11.6% Cantonese 3.1% Greek 2.8% Vietnamese 1.3% Hindi 1.2% Italian 0.9% Arabic 0.5% Punjabi 0.4% Tagalog 0.3%

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 Burwood (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21706/burwood/topic/language