Languages spoken in Australia today

Although English is Australia’s official language, 15% of whitefella Australians speak a language other than English when they’re at home. That’s about 3 million people out of a population of 22 ½ million. Excluding Aboriginal languages, there are over 100 languages spoken in Australia. The five largest non-English groups are Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, and Vietnamese.

Despite languages other than English being common, there are some ideas most whitefellas share regardless of language group.