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Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Carrum, where 81.6% of people speak it exclusively. This area is much less linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria, with only 14.1% of residents using a language other than English at home.

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📍 Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people using another language has barely changed since 2016 and sits well below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the Victorian average.

People using another language at home

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14.1% —

Lower than 51% 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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1.7% ▲ +7.8%

Higher than 50% 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 Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 94%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 81.6% Mandarin 1.1% Greek 1.1% Italian 0.6% Hindi 0.5% Arabic 0.4% Punjabi 0.4% Tagalog 0.4% Vietnamese 0.4% Cantonese 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 Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21805/carrum/topic/language