Language spoken at home.Table 5: Language spoken at home. Number of persons speaking Maltese at home - 1996 [Source: ABS Census 1996 Table B08] State | Male | Female | Persons | % Total | Vic | 11,609 | 11,668 | 23,277 | 52.10 | NSW | 8,867 | 8,643 | 17,510 | 39.19 | Qld | 910 | 934 | 1,844 | 4.13 | S.A. | 656 | 664 | 1,320 | 2.96 | WA | 230 | 235 | 465 | 1.04 | Tas | 21 | 12 | 33 | 0.07 | N.T. | 14 | 14 | 28 | 0.06 | ACT | 94 | 103 | 197 | 0.44 | TOTAL | 22,401 | 22,273 | 44,674 | |
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Source: Maurice N.Cauchi - The Maltese Migrant Experience, Malta 1999
    
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