Mandarin Chinese in Australia

Speakers

596,711

Type

Location

Mandarin Chinese in Australia

Country

Information available

1. Basics

Names

Mandarin Chinese in Australia

Size

596,711

2. Status

Status

  • Official country wide language
  • Official regional language
  • Official minority language
  • Recognised community language
  • Unrecognised community language
National language
No
Indigenous language
No

3. State

Documentation: materials

4. Users

Geographical distribution

  • Users live and dominate in all regions of the country
  • Users live in one [state/...] of the country
  • Users live in a cross-border region [state/...] of the country
  • Users live in separated [states/...] of the country
  • Users live dispersed across one [state/...] of the country
  • Users live scattered all over the country

Settlements

  • Rural
  • Urban

Size / Number of users

Number of users

596711
Source
ABS Census of Population and Housing
Year
2016

Users within total population

2.55000
Less than 10% use the language

PROPORTION

3
Source
ABS Census of Population and Housing
Year
2016

Age distribution of users

481,117
81
percentage of members of middle generations (15-65)
Source

ABS Census of Population and Housing

Year
2016
Comments

Reference Community is those speaking Mandarin at home

Age distribution of users

85,961
14
percentage of members of young generations (< 15)
Source

ABS Census of Population and Housing

Year
2016
Comments

Reference Community is those speaking Mandarin at home

Age distribution of users

29,630
5
percentage of members of older generations (> 65)
Source

ABS Census of Population and Housing

Year
2016
Comments

Reference Community is those speaking Mandarin at home

5. Use

Completion