Tagalog is second language in Blacktown

November 22, 2008 | Filed under: Side Stories | Posted by: TFA News

Did you know that Tagalog is the second language in Blacktown and eight in Australia?

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that Tagalog (Filipino) is the eighth non-English language spoken at Australian homes.

The Census, taken in 2006, also reported that of the 18.9 million respondents, 15% or 2,853,851 reported as speaking a non-English in their homes.

The seven other non-English languages are Italian (12.4%), Greek (9.2%), Cantonese (7.9%), Arabic (7.3%), Vietnamese (6.1%), Mandarin (4.9%) and Spanish (3.3%).

Tagalog (Filipino) accounted for 2.8% of the relevant respondents group. German ranked number nine followed with a close 2.7% of the respondents group.

Source: Tagalog is eighth language in Australia, second in Blacktown

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