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General Australian serves as the standard dialect. According to the 2016 census, English is the only language spoken in the home for close to 70% of the population. The next most common languages spoken at home are: Mandarin (2.5%), Arabic (1.4%), Cantonese (1.2%), Vietnamese (1.2%) and Italian (1.2%).

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Destiny Jackson

@destinationtravel

General Australian serves as the standard dialect. According to the 2016 census, English is the only language spoken in the home for close to 70% of the population. The next most common languages spoken at home are: Mandarin (2.5%), Arabic (1.4%), Cantonese (1.2%), Vietnamese (1.2%) and Italian (1.2%).

Aboriginal languages of Australia - Creative Spirits
600: Number of dialects spoken in Australia before invasion [22]. 60: Number of Aboriginal languages considered 'alive' and in use as a first ...
https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/language/
The origins of Pama-Nyungan, Australia's largest family of Aboriginal languages
The origin of around 300 of Australia's Aboriginal languages lies in Queensland, about 6,000 years ago.
https://theconversation.com/the-origins-of-pama-nyungan-australias-largest-family-of-aboriginal-languages-92997
Which languages should Australian children be learning to get ahead? - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
There is usually a historical reason why schools teach certain languages. But as new economies emerge, such languages may no longer be the best ones to learn.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-24/which-languages-should-australian-children-be-learning/8383146
Indigenous Australian Languages | Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Painting by Ron WardropOver 250 Indigenous Australian language groups covered the continent at the time of European settlement in 1788. Today only around 120 of those languages are still spoken and many are at risk of being lost as Elders pass away.
https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/articles/indigenous-australian-languages
Why Australia is home to one of the largest language families in the world | Science | AAAS
Researchers put linguistics and genomics together to explore how ancient Aborigines expanded across Australia and began to speak different languages
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/09/why-australia-home-one-largest-language-families-world
Australia's indigenous languages have one source, study says - BBC News
All indigenous languages can be traced to a mother tongue dubbed Proto-Australian, researchers say.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43564134
Diversity of language - Australia's cultural diversity - Racism. No Way
About 21% of Australians reported speaking a language other than English at home. Australian Indigenous languages are spoken b
http://www.racismnoway.com.au/about-racism/australias-cultural-diversity/diversity-of-language/
What Languages Are Spoken In Australia? - WorldAtlas.com
Though Australia has no official language, English is regarded as the de facto national language and is spoken by the majority of the population.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-australia.html
Top 10 Spoken Languages in Australia - LOTE Marketing
It’s no secret that Australia is linguistically and culturally diverse, with influences from over 160 spoken languages, the Australian identity has evolved.
http://www.lotemarketing.com.au/top-10-languages-aus/
Languages of Australia - Wikipedia
Although Australia has no official languages, English has been entrenched as the de facto national language since European settlement.[1] Australian English is a major variety of the language with a distinctive accent and lexicon,[2] and differs slightly from other varieties of E
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Australia

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Languages of Australia
Official	None at Federal level
Main	Australian English
Indigenous	120 to 170 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and dialects
Minority	Over 300
Signed	Auslan and several others

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Aboriginal languages of Australia - Creative Spirits
600: Number of dialects spoken in Australia before invasion [22]. 60: Number of Aboriginal languages considered 'alive' and in use as a first ...
https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/language/
The origins of Pama-Nyungan, Australia's largest family of Aboriginal languages
The origin of around 300 of Australia's Aboriginal languages lies in Queensland, about 6,000 years ago.
https://theconversation.com/the-origins-of-pama-nyungan-australias-largest-family-of-aboriginal-languages-92997
Which languages should Australian children be learning to get ahead? - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
There is usually a historical reason why schools teach certain languages. But as new economies emerge, such languages may no longer be the best ones to learn.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-24/which-languages-should-australian-children-be-learning/8383146
Indigenous Australian Languages | Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Painting by Ron WardropOver 250 Indigenous Australian language groups covered the continent at the time of European settlement in 1788. Today only around 120 of those languages are still spoken and many are at risk of being lost as Elders pass away.
https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/articles/indigenous-australian-languages
Why Australia is home to one of the largest language families in the world | Science | AAAS
Researchers put linguistics and genomics together to explore how ancient Aborigines expanded across Australia and began to speak different languages
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/09/why-australia-home-one-largest-language-families-world
Australia's indigenous languages have one source, study says - BBC News
All indigenous languages can be traced to a mother tongue dubbed Proto-Australian, researchers say.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43564134
Diversity of language - Australia's cultural diversity - Racism. No Way
About 21% of Australians reported speaking a language other than English at home. Australian Indigenous languages are spoken b
http://www.racismnoway.com.au/about-racism/australias-cultural-diversity/diversity-of-language/
What Languages Are Spoken In Australia? - WorldAtlas.com
Though Australia has no official language, English is regarded as the de facto national language and is spoken by the majority of the population.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-australia.html
Top 10 Spoken Languages in Australia - LOTE Marketing
It’s no secret that Australia is linguistically and culturally diverse, with influences from over 160 spoken languages, the Australian identity has evolved.
http://www.lotemarketing.com.au/top-10-languages-aus/
Languages of Australia - Wikipedia
Although Australia has no official languages, English has been entrenched as the de facto national language since European settlement.[1] Australian English is a major variety of the language with a distinctive accent and lexicon,[2] and differs slightly from other varieties of E
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Australia

Languages of Australia
Official	None at Federal level
Main	Australian English
Indigenous	120 to 170 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and dialects
Minority	Over 300
Signed	Auslan and several others

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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