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Cowes - Ventnor and District

Language used at home

In Cowes - Ventnor and District, 7.1% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Cowes - Ventnor and District's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.

Cowes - Ventnor and District's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
Cowes - Ventnor and District - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language summaryNumber%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2006 to 2021
Speaks English only7,17986.388.24,15286.789.2+3,027
Non-English total5917.15.12334.93.8+358
Not stated5486.66.74058.57.0+143
Total Population8,318100.0100.04,790100.0100.0+3,527
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Cowes - Ventnor and District - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Bass Coast Shire %Number%Bass Coast Shire %2006 to 2021
Italian740.90.7471.01.1+27
Greek560.70.4180.40.4+38
Punjabi540.60.20--0.0+54
Spanish400.50.390.20.1+31
Mandarin370.40.30--0.0+37
German300.40.3250.50.4+4
Vietnamese240.30.130.10.0+21
Filipino/Tagalog220.30.290.20.1+13
Cantonese210.30.1230.50.2-2
Japanese200.20.130.10.1+17
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Cowes - Ventnor and District in 2021 compared to Bass Coast Shire shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 86.3% of the population used English only, and 7.1% used a non-English language, compared with 88.2% and 5.1% respectively for Bass Coast Shire.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Cowes - Ventnor and District was Italian, with 0.9% of the population, or 74 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Cowes - Ventnor and District and Bass Coast Shire in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 358 or 153.6%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 3,027 or 72.9%.

The largest change in the languages used by the population in Cowes - Ventnor and District between 2006 and 2021 was for those using:

  • Punjabi (+54 persons)

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