What language do Australian speak as a 2nd language?

Camphor   Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:19 pm GMT
Apart from native language "English", which language else is spoken as the 2nd language in Australia? And the 3rd language? German, Italian, or French? or the other one? Thanks!
Yo   Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:39 pm GMT
maybe arabic
Benjamin   Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:15 pm GMT
I know that quite a lot of Australians learn Japanese at school these days.
Guest   Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:15 am GMT
Equal second: Italian and Chinese are the most spoken languages in Australia, after English.
ZhongGuoRen   Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:27 am GMT
1. <maybe arabic>: No, absolutely impossible. Thanks.

2. <I know that quite a lot of Australians learn Japanese at school these days.>: Yes, it's very possible and reasonable. Thanks.

3. <Equal second: Italian and Chinese are the most spoken languages in Australia, after English.>: Yes, it's music to my ears. Facts have proved that Italian is important too in Australia, I ever heard this news before. Thanks!
Guest   Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:28 am GMT
Australians speak an Abo dialect as their second language.
Camphor   Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:15 am GMT
Hi everybody above, thank you for your replies.
Guest   Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:38 pm GMT
greek
Yun   Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:12 pm GMT
Italian,Chinese,Greek and German

:The most commonly declared foreign countries of birth amongst respondents were:
:United Kingdom : 1,036,253 (5.8%)
:New Zealand : 355,765 (2.0%)
:Italy : 218,692 (1.2%)
:Vietnam : 154,770 (0.9%)
:China : 142,872 (0.8%)
:Greece : 116,330 (0.7%)
:Germany : 108,251 (0.6%)
:Philippines : 104,018 (0.6%)
:India : 95,444 (0.5%)
:Netherlands : 83,299 (0.5%)
:Thailand : 20,000 (0.1%)

http://homestayfinder.com/Dictionary.aspx?q=Demographics_of_Australia
ZhongGuoRen   Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:06 am GMT
Yun:

Wonderful data:
Italy : 218,692 (1.2%)
China : 142,872 (0.8%)
Germany : 108,251 (0.6%)

Thanks!