Data from the Australian population census of 2016 indicate that fewer people speak Greek than at the last census of 2011.
According to the relevant data, 237,000 people spoke Greek at home, while in 2011 252,000 people responded positively to this question.
1.8% of the total Australian population responded that they have a Greek background, a figure that corresponds to 421,000 people.
The encouraging evidence from the data is that the Greek-Australian community shows the highest proportion of those who speak their parents’ language, compared with Australian children of other non-English speaking communities.
Greek is the 6th most spoken language, excluding English.
The total number of Greek-speakers is 237,588 and is distributed to the Australian States and Regions as follows:
- Victoria: 110,707
- NSW : 81,683
- South Australia: 22,993
- Queensland: 10,538
- Western Australia: 4,790
- Northern Territory: 3,245
- Australian Capital Region: 2,436
- Tasmania: 1,191
Of the 237,588 people, 122,794 were women and 114,794 men. The number of those born in Greece was 93,743. By State:
- Victoria: 47,240
- NSW: 29,481
- South Australia: 8,682
- Queensland: 3,298
- Western Australia: 2,307
- Northern Territory: 1,268
- Australian Capital Area: 981
- Tasmania : 480
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