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Beaumaris

Language used at home

In Beaumaris, 10.5% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Beaumaris'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.

Beaumaris'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
Beaumaris - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Church Street Activity Centre %Number%Church Street Activity Centre %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only12,12286.980.911,43285.678.8+690
Non-English total1,46610.515.01,2649.514.6+202
Not stated3592.64.16554.96.6-296
Total Population13,947100.0100.013,351100.0100.0+596
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Beaumaris - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Church Street Activity Centre %Number%Church Street Activity Centre %2016 to 2021
Mandarin2351.72.51661.22.5+69
Greek2261.61.42221.71.2+4
German1260.90.41331.00.8-7
Italian870.60.91240.92.2-37
Russian730.50.9740.61.0-1
Spanish680.51.0610.50.8+7
French540.40.4560.40.5-2
Afrikaans420.3--300.20.1+12
Cantonese360.30.6370.30.3-1
Polish310.20.4220.20.4+9
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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 Beaumaris in 2021 compared to Church Street Activity Centre shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 86.9% of the population used English only, and 10.5% used a non-English language, compared with 80.9% and 15.0% respectively for Church Street Activity Centre.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Beaumaris was Mandarin, with 1.7% of the population, or 235 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Beaumaris and Church Street Activity Centre in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 202 or 16.0%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 690 or 6.0%.

The largest change in the languages used by the population in Beaumaris between 2016 and 2021 was for those using:

  • Mandarin (+69 persons)

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