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Alexandra · Urban Centre

Language in Alexandra

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Alexandra compared to the rest of the state. Only 3.6% of residents use another language at home, which is 24 percentage points below the Victorian figure. Most of the community speaks only English.

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📍 Alexandra, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 91.8% of the population, and while the use of other languages rose slightly since 2011, it remains far below the national average. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.6% ▲ +44.0%

Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +34.5%

Higher than 61% of urban centre 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 Alexandra, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 91.8% Mandarin 0.4% Vietnamese 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Punjabi 0.1% Italian 0.1% Hindi 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 Alexandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215002/alexandra/topic/language