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Horseshoe Bend Ward

Language used at home

In Horseshoe Bend Ward, 56.9% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Horseshoe Bend Ward'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.

Horseshoe Bend Ward'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
Horseshoe Bend Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%St Albans %Number%St Albans %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only11,48934.521.611,66935.622.7-180
Non-English total18,95656.968.918,96557.969.6-10
Not stated2,8498.69.62,1206.57.8+729
Total Population33,294100.0100.032,755100.0100.0+539
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
Horseshoe Bend Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%St Albans %Number%St Albans %2016 to 2021
Vietnamese7,98024.029.26,90821.125.2+1,072
Punjabi8832.74.21,1553.55.7-272
Italian8442.50.81,0333.21.2-190
Maltese7172.22.78812.73.4-165
Arabic7072.12.16011.81.9+106
Cantonese6952.12.47252.22.5-30
Greek6902.11.87972.42.3-107
Filipino/Tagalog6431.92.65841.82.4+59
Croatian6201.91.77572.32.2-138
Macedonian4521.41.75141.61.9-62
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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 Horseshoe Bend Ward in 2021 compared to St Albans 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, 34.5% of the population used English only, and 56.9% used a non-English language, compared with 21.6% and 68.9% respectively for St Albans.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Horseshoe Bend Ward was Vietnamese, with 24.0% of the population, or 7,980 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Horseshoe Bend Ward and St Albans in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Italian at home (2.5% compared to 0.8%)
  • A smaller percentage using Vietnamese at home (24.0% compared to 29.2%)
  • A smaller percentage using Punjabi at home (2.7% compared to 4.2%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home decreased by 9 or 0.0%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 180 or 1.5%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Horseshoe Bend Ward between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Vietnamese (+1,072 persons)
  • Punjabi (-272 persons)
  • Assyrian/Aramaic (+249 persons)
  • Italian (-190 persons)

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