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Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

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

A gap of 36 percentage points separates Keysborough from the national average in the number of people using a language other than English at home. Over half the population speaks another language, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 58.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the Victorian figure of 27.6%. While English is most common at 37.2%, Vietnamese (13.9%) and Mandarin (4.6%) are also widely spoken, and 15.4% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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58.4% —

Higher than 97% 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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15.4% ▲ +2.3%

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 Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 56%; Vietnamese is next at 21%.

English only 37.2% Vietnamese 13.9% Mandarin 4.6% Cantonese 3.3% Punjabi 2.3% Greek 1.9% Hindi 1.2% Arabic 0.9% Italian 0.9% Tagalog 0.6%

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 Keysborough (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24105/keysborough/topic/language