One in three older Australians were born overseas – the majority of whom originally from a non-English speaking country.
Meanwhile, the number of school leavers graduating with a second language is declining.
SBS is celebrating a love of learning languages in Australia in our SBS National Languages Competition from 15 October to 18 November.
For the first time, this year’s competition is open to Australians of all ages who are learning a language, including those learning English.
Meet: Nikolay, 15
Elena, 12
Siana, 8
George, 6
