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Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

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

Daily life in Dandenong is shaped by a vast array of voices, with 59.9% of people speaking a language other than English at home. This level of diversity is far above the national figure and marks a huge shift for the area, as the proportion of non-English speakers rose by 44 points since 2011.

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📍 Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people speak English only (31.9%), but others commonly use Vietnamese, Punjabi, Arabic or Mandarin. Around 12.8% of residents speak little or no English, which is well above the Victorian figure of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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59.9% ▲ +277.8%

Higher than 98% 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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12.8% ▼ -6.3%

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 Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 64%; Vietnamese is next at 6%.

English only 31.9% Vietnamese 3.2% Punjabi 3.0% Arabic 2.7% Mandarin 2.6% Greek 2.1% Hindi 1.6% Italian 1.2% Cantonese 0.9% 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 Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22305/dandenong/topic/language