This statistic illustrates the various languages spoken at home in Australia 2016, by number of speakers. During the period examined, approximately 17 million people in Australia spoke English at home, while close to 600 thousand spoke Mandarin at home.
Most common languages spoken at home in Australia in 2016 , by number of speakers
(in 1,000 speakers)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 20, 2017). Most common languages spoken at home in Australia in 2016 , by number of speakers (in 1,000 speakers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987434/languages-spoken-home-australia-by-number-of-speakers/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Most common languages spoken at home in Australia in 2016 , by number of speakers (in 1,000 speakers)." Chart. July 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987434/languages-spoken-home-australia-by-number-of-speakers/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2017). Most common languages spoken at home in Australia in 2016 , by number of speakers (in 1,000 speakers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987434/languages-spoken-home-australia-by-number-of-speakers/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Most Common Languages Spoken at Home in Australia in 2016 , by Number of Speakers (in 1,000 Speakers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987434/languages-spoken-home-australia-by-number-of-speakers/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Most common languages spoken at home in Australia in 2016 , by number of speakers (in 1,000 speakers) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987434/languages-spoken-home-australia-by-number-of-speakers/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Most common languages spoken at home in Australia in 2016 , by number of speakers (in 1,000 speakers) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987434/languages-spoken-home-australia-by-number-of-speakers/
