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Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan)

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

English is the primary language for 79.4% of people in Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan). While the number of people using another language at home has risen to 17.4%, this remains well below the national figure.

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📍 Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 17.4% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian average. However, 3.4% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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17.4% —

Higher than 56% 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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3.4% ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 71% 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 Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 91%; Mandarin is next at 4%.

English only 79.4% Mandarin 3.6% Cantonese 1.1% Italian 0.6% Hindi 0.6% Punjabi 0.4% Greek 0.4% Arabic 0.4% Vietnamese 0.3% Tagalog 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 Croydon (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22201/croydon/topic/language