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Clarinda (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Clarinda (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

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

More than half of all residents in Clarinda speak a language other than English at home. This multicultural shift has been rapid, with the proportion of people using another language jumping 43 percentage points since 2011 to reach 56.5%.

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📍 Clarinda (South-Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 38.8% of the area, while Mandarin, Greek, Vietnamese and Cantonese are also common. Around 12.5% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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56.5% ▲ +309.3%

Higher than 96% 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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12.5% ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 99% 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 Clarinda (South-Eastern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 54%; Mandarin is next at 11%.

English only 38.8% Mandarin 8.0% Greek 7.5% Vietnamese 7.1% Cantonese 3.1% Hindi 2.2% Punjabi 2.1% Italian 1.8% Arabic 1.0% Tagalog 0.7%

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 Clarinda (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22005/clarinda/topic/language