Official Language of Australia

There are around 403 language in Australia, out of them over 226 are living and other languages are no longer active. There is no official language of Australia  (de jure language) but English is considered as the de facto national language of Australia which is spoken by all the people. Over 73% of the population of Australia speak English language and the next common language spoken  is Mandarin which is the biggest non-English dialect spoken in Australia. Mandarin is spoken by 2.5%, Arabic by 1.4%, Cantonese by 1.2%, Vietnamese by 1.2% and Italian by 1.2%. In order to migrate to Australia all the documents which is needed to support a government application such as visa or citizenship application must be in English Language.

Official Language of Australia for Immigration Documents

Australia has large immigration population. In 2018, there were 7.3 million migrants living in Australia. Out of the living language in Australia, 215 are indigenous and 11 are non- indigenous. Australia has a sign language known as Auslan, which is the main language of about 5,500 deaf people. All Legislative procedures, certification works, official documentations and the principal proportion of teaching at the secondary and higher secondary levels are performed through the most powerful language i.e. English.

The non-English immigrants and locals have to maintain all their formal documents like birth certificate, driver’s license, marriage certificate, academic transcripts, medical report, divorce certificate, primary school certificate, education certificate, identity certificate, etc. in English. So the immigrants who wants to translate their documents in English can translate their documents from our website. Our website provide NAATI-certified translation services which is recognized by the government. So, we came to know that there is no official language of Australia but most of the people speak in English Language.

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