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Sunshine North

Language used at home

In Sunshine North, 69.6% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Sunshine North'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 North'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 North - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only2,85723.736.32,62722.435.7+230
Non-English total8,38769.657.38,44372.158.3-56
Not stated8036.76.46335.46.1+170
Total Population12,047100.0100.011,703100.0100.0+344
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 North - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2016 to 2021
Vietnamese4,69639.018.54,27236.516.2+424
Cantonese4814.02.15234.52.1-42
Maltese4223.52.15454.72.6-123
Italian2291.92.02982.52.5-69
Filipino/Tagalog2001.72.51461.22.7+54
Mandarin1581.31.41241.11.5+34
Arabic1521.32.21681.42.2-16
Spanish1481.21.31761.51.5-28
Telugu1201.00.6170.10.3+103
Greek1161.02.41481.32.7-32
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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 North in 2021 compared to the City of Brimbank 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, 23.7% of the population used English only, and 69.6% used a non-English language, compared with 36.3% and 57.3% respectively for the City of Brimbank.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Sunshine North was Vietnamese, with 39.0% of the population, or 4,696 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Sunshine North and the City of Brimbank in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Vietnamese at home (39.0% compared to 18.5%)
  • A larger percentage using Cantonese at home (4.0% compared to 2.1%)
  • A smaller percentage using Macedonian at home (0.2% compared to 2.2%)
  • A smaller percentage using Punjabi at home (0.8% compared to 2.2%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home decreased by 56 or 0.7%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 230 or 8.8%.

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

  • Vietnamese (+424 persons)
  • Maltese (-123 persons)
  • Telugu (+103 persons)
  • Italian (-69 persons)

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