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Sandringham (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Sandringham (Southern Metropolitan)

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

English is the primary language for 81.9% of people in Sandringham, making it the dominant tongue in the area. While the use of other languages has risen slightly since 2016, the proportion of people speaking a language other than English remains well below the national figure.

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📍 Sandringham (Southern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 15.0% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Victoria figure of 27.6%. This is reflected in the small number of people who speak little or no English, sitting at 1.7% and barely changing since 2016.

People using another language at home

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15.0% —

Higher than 51% 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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1.7% ▼ -3.5%

Higher than 50% 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 Sandringham (Southern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 93%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 81.9% Mandarin 2.1% Greek 1.9% Italian 0.9% Cantonese 0.4% Hindi 0.4% Arabic 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% 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 Sandringham (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27406/sandringham/topic/language