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Sunshine NIEC

Language used at home

In Sunshine NIEC, 63.2% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Sunshine NIEC'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.

Sunshine NIEC'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
Sunshine NIEC - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only11,55928.861.110,86026.862.0+699
Non-English total25,32563.234.126,72866.032.3-1,403
Not stated3,1857.94.82,8887.15.7+297
Total Population40,069100.0100.040,476100.0100.0-407
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
Language used at home - Ranked by size
Sunshine NIEC - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Vietnamese11,05927.62.310,12425.02.3+935
Cantonese1,2173.01.61,3203.31.7-103
Filipino/Tagalog9772.40.98862.20.8+91
Punjabi9382.32.01,5283.81.2-590
Maltese8432.10.31,0992.70.4-256
Mandarin7031.84.38112.04.1-108
Nepali7031.80.43690.90.2+334
Greek5751.42.17321.82.4-157
Arabic5141.31.85141.31.70
Italian5101.31.77101.82.3-200
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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 Sunshine NIEC in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne 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, 28.8% of the population used English only, and 63.2% used a non-English language, compared with 61.1% and 34.1% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Sunshine NIEC was Vietnamese, with 27.6% of the population, or 11,059 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Sunshine NIEC and Greater Melbourne in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Vietnamese at home (27.6% compared to 2.3%)
  • A larger percentage using Maltese at home (2.1% compared to 0.3%)
  • A larger percentage using Filipino/Tagalog at home (2.4% compared to 0.9%)
  • A smaller percentage using Mandarin at home (1.8% compared to 4.3%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home decreased by 1,403 or 5.2%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 699 or 6.4%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Sunshine NIEC between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Vietnamese (+935 persons)
  • Punjabi (-590 persons)
  • Nepali (+334 persons)
  • Telugu (+281 persons)

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