Deepdene
Language used at home
In Deepdene, 28.9228 of people used a language other than English at home in 2016.
Deepdene'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.
Deepdene'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Deepdene in 2016 compared to Solway Ward 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, 68.4% of the population used English only, and 28.9 used a non-English language, compared with 75.8% and 20.8% respectively for Solway Ward.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Deepdene was Mandarin, with 13.1% of the population, or 266 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Deepdene and Solway Ward in 2016 were:
- A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (13.1% compared to 5.7%)
- A larger percentage using Cantonese at home (3.3% compared to 1.7%)
- A smaller percentage using Greek at home (1.7% compared to 3.0%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 102 or 21.0%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 60 or 4.1%.
The largest change in the languages used by the population in Deepdene between 2011 and 2016 was for those using:
- Mandarin (+97 persons)