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 December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/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 December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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/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/statistics/987434/languages-spoken-home-australia-by-number-of-speakers/ (last visited December 30, 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/statistics/987434/languages-spoken-home-australia-by-number-of-speakers/