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Deepdene

Proficiency in English

In Deepdene in 2021, 45 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 Deepdene'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
Deepdene - Total males (Usual residence)20212016Change
English proficiencyNumber%City of Boroondara %Number%City of Boroondara %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only63566.169.764869.668.9-13
Speaks English well or very well25426.524.021423.022.9+40
Speaks English not well or not at all454.73.4394.23.4+6
Not stated262.73.0303.24.7-4
Total population960100.0100.0931100.0100.0+29
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the male population in Deepdene in 2021 compared to the City of Boroondara shows that there was a lower proportion of males who spoke English only, and a higher proportion of males who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.

Overall, 66.1% of males spoke English only, and 4.7% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 69.7% and 3.4% respectively for the City of Boroondara.

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Deepdene between 2016 and 2021.

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