What are the different languages spoken in Australia?
Before the arrival of the settlers in 1788, indigenous people lived in what was later called Australia for over 60,000 years. There are over 250 indigenous languages in Australia, over 800 dialects, and three Torres Strait languages. Sadly, due to government policies and education in the country, over 90 per cent of these languages are now endangered.
Australia also has large immigrant communities putting Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese and Vietnamese in the top five other languages spoken by different generations.