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Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

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

Nearly half of all residents in Oakleigh speak a language other than English at home, making it a linguistically diverse hub. This diversity is reflected in the wide array of languages heard daily, though the proportion of people using another language fell slightly to 43.3% since 2016.

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📍 Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin (8.7%) and Greek (7.4%) are the most common non-English languages spoken. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 5.9% of people who speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas and above the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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43.3% —

Higher than 88% 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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5.9% ▼ -15.0%

Higher than 86% 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 Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 68%; Mandarin is next at 11%.

English only 52.6% Mandarin 8.7% Greek 7.4% Cantonese 2.2% Hindi 1.9% Italian 1.8% Vietnamese 1.5% Punjabi 0.7% Arabic 0.6% Tagalog 0.4%

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 Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26406/oakleigh/topic/language