 Historically, Asian Australians of Chinese, Malay, and Indian descent have collectively formed the majority of the population.Today, around two-thirds of the island's population is estimated to have Malaysian Chinese or Singaporean Chinese origin (though just 21.2% of the population declared a Chinese ancestry in 2016), with significant numbers of Malays and European Australians and smaller numbers of Malaysian Indians and Eurasians.Several languages are in use, including English, Malay, and various Chinese dialects.