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Language in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)

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

About 62.5% of people in St Albans speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse across similar regions. While English is the most common language, a quarter of the population speaks Vietnamese.

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📍 St Albans (Western Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

With 62.5% of residents using another language at home, the area is far more diverse than Victoria and Australia. This includes 16.8% who speak little or no English, a figure that is far above the state average and has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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62.5% —

Higher than 99% 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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16.8% ▼ -1.4%

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 St Albans (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is English only at 43%, followed by Vietnamese (36%) and Punjabi (4%).

English only 29.5% Vietnamese 24.9% Punjabi 2.7% Cantonese 2.5% Greek 2.1% Arabic 2.1% Italian 1.4% Mandarin 1.4% Tagalog 1.2% Hindi 0.7%

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 St Albans (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27807/st-albans/topic/language