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Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)

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

A lower proportion of residents in Richmond speak another language at home compared to the state average. While 20.8% of people use a language other than English, this is well below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.

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📍 Richmond (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 73.8% of residents, followed by Vietnamese at 3.8%. While the share of people using other languages has fallen slightly since 2016, the 4.4% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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20.8% —

Higher than 62% 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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4.4% ▼ -20.8%

Higher than 78% 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 Richmond (Northern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 86%; Vietnamese is next at 4%.

English only 73.8% Vietnamese 3.8% Greek 2.3% Mandarin 2.0% Cantonese 1.3% Italian 1.1% Arabic 0.6% Hindi 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27003/richmond/topic/language