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Hampton Activity Centre

Proficiency in English

In Hampton Activity Centre in 2021, 7 males who spoke a language other than English at home reported difficulty speaking English.

Proficiency in English measures the self-assessed proficiency in spoken English of people who speak a language other than English at home. The data, when viewed with other ethnic and cultural indicators, such as Ancestry, Country of Birth, Language Spoken at Home and Religion, reflects Hampton Activity Centre's ethnic composition and how long the overseas born have been in Australia. This helps service providers determine whether they need to communicate with the local population in languages other than English.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'How well does the person speak English?'

Proficiency in English
Hampton Activity Centre - Total males (Usual residence)20212011Change
English proficiencyNumber%Hampton East (Moorabbin) Activity Centre %Number%Hampton East (Moorabbin) Activity Centre %2011 to 2021
Speaks English only96884.271.877282.373.4+196
Speaks English well or very well1109.622.79410.019.5+16
Speaks English not well or not at all70.61.660.73.2+1
Not stated645.63.9657.03.9-1
Total population1,149100.0100.0938100.0100.0+211
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the male population in Hampton Activity Centre in 2021 compared to Hampton East (Moorabbin) Activity Centre shows that there was a higher proportion of males who spoke English only, and a lower proportion of males who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.

Overall, 84.2% of males spoke English only, and 0.6% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 71.8% and 1.6% respectively for Hampton East (Moorabbin) Activity Centre.

Emerging groups

The most significant change in the proficiency in English of the male population in this area between 2011 and 2021 was in those speaking:

  • Speaks English only (+196 males)

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