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English is most commonly spoken in both countries. English the default language throughout Australia (there is no official language in Australia) and one of three official languages in New Zealand.
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∙ 9y agoThe main language in Australia is English, although the country has no official language and no declared national language. English is the default language throughout Australia.
According to the official CIA World factbook, English is spoken by 78.5% of Australia's population. After English, the next main languages are Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2% and Vietnamese 1%.
Indigenous languages are not as common as non-Australians think. 5.7 % are listed as speaking an unspecified language. This includes indigenous Australian languages, spoken, as well as English, by 50% of indigenous Australians. 11% of indigenous people speak an indigenous language as their main language.
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English is the official language of Australia English, Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic are other languages spoken on a regular basis in Australia
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∙ 13y agoEnglish is the only language common to both, and is the main one used in both.
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∙ 10y agoThe main language spoken in Australia and New Zealand is English.
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