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Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan)

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

Fewer people in Thomastown are using a language other than English at home compared to previous years, though it remains a highly multilingual area. Over 62% of residents speak a language other than English, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 62.6% of people use another language at home, a figure that is far above the 22.3% seen across Australia. English is the most common language at 32.2%, followed by Arabic, Punjabi, Italian and Vietnamese, while 11.2% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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62.6% —

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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11.2% ▼ -14.8%

Higher than 96% 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 Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is English only at 46%, followed by Arabic (13%) and Punjabi (10%).

English only 32.2% Arabic 9.1% Punjabi 7.0% Italian 6.0% Vietnamese 4.7% Greek 4.4% Hindi 2.7% Mandarin 1.9% Cantonese 0.9% Tagalog 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 Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28203/thomastown/topic/language