The two pie charts compare the proportions of secondary school students studying different second languages in Melbourne and Sydney in 2017.
Overall, Mandarin was the most popular language in both cities, while Indonesian and other languages had smaller shares. Sydney had a higher percentage of students learning Mandarin and Japanese, whereas Melbourne showed more balanced figures across several languages.
In Melbourne, 40% of students studied Mandarin, followed by Japanese at 25%. Italian accounted for 15%, while Indonesian and other languages each made up 10%. In contrast, Sydney had a slightly higher proportion of Mandarin learners at 45%, and Japanese was also more common at 30%. However, only 5% of students studied Italian and Indonesian in Sydney, which is much lower than in Melbourne. Meanwhile, other languages represented 15% in Sydney.
In summary, Sydney students focused more on Mandarin and Japanese, while Melbourne students chose a wider variety of languages.
