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Essendon (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Essendon (Western Metropolitan)

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

More than a quarter of residents in Essendon (Western Metropolitan) use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most areas. While this represents a slight dip from 2016, the area remains well above the national average for linguistic diversity.

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📍 Essendon (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 25.4% of people speak a language other than English at home, with Italian, Greek, Vietnamese and Mandarin being the most common after English. Despite this diversity, the 3.5% who speak little or no English is about the same as the national figure.

People using another language at home

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25.4% —

Higher than 70% 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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3.5% ▼ -18.4%

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 Essendon (Western Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 84%; Italian is next at 4%.

English only 70.3% Italian 3.7% Greek 2.2% Vietnamese 1.9% Mandarin 1.8% Arabic 1.4% Cantonese 1.4% Hindi 0.8% Tagalog 0.3% Punjabi 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 Essendon (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22607/essendon/topic/language