Demographics of
the Eastern Region
ABS Census 2001
The ABS Census 2001 found that 20% (186,963)
people living in the Eastern Region speak a language other
than English at home. One hundred and fifty one different
langauges are spoken across the Region by people born in over
190 different countries. The largest number of people who
speak a language other than English at home speak Greek (33,290)
followed by Cantonese (27908), Italian (24948), Mandarin (17493),
German (6206) Vietnamese (5816) and Arabic (5145).
Demographic profiles
for each of the local government areas as well as for the
region as a whole are available below.
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Below are graphs of the number and age of residents across
the Eastern Region by specific languages and graphs of people
aged 50 plus by language and Local Government Area. Again
this information is from the ABS Census 2001.
Specific
Language graphs
People
aged 50 years or more
ABS Census 1996
The 1996 Census
figures showed that 167,750 (19.5% of the region's population)
were from non-English speaking backgrounds. Major languages
spoken in the region include Cantonese, Mandarin and Arabic.
In addition there are a number of people who have recently
settled in the area who speak Farsi and Dari as well languages
from the former Yugoslavia. There are also significant Vietnamese,
Khmer and Lao speaking communities and older, more established
communities including Italian, Greek, Hungarian, German, Dutch
and Armenian communities.
Demographic profiles
for each of the local government areas as well as for the
region as a whole are available below. Profiles detail:
- Household type
* Language (ABS Census 1996),
- English proficiency
* Language (ABS Census 1996),
- Year of arrival
in Australia * Language (ABS Census 1996),
- Age * Country
of Birth (ABS Census 1996),
- Migration since
1996 * Age * Country of Birth (DIMA Settlement Data Base),
- Humanitarian,
Family Migration and Skilled Migrants settling in the region
post 1996 * Country of Birth (DIMA Settlement Data Base),
- Centrelink recipients
(Eastern Region only) (Centrelink), February 1999
- Adult and Community
Further Education (ACFE) *Country of Birth (ACFE) August
1999, and
- Adult Multicultural
Education Service (AMES) *Country of Birth (AMES) June 1999
- New Settlement
by country of birth in the Eastern Region 1998/1999, 1999/2000
and 2000/2001.
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Data of migrants
and refugees settling in the region will be updated on this
page in October each year.
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