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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Sunshine, 52.9% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Sunshine'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'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 | |||||||
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| Sunshine - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Language summary | Number | % | City of Brimbank % | Number | % | City of Brimbank % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Not stated | 619 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 507 | 6.5 | 5.1 | +112 |
| Non-English total | 5,000 | 52.9 | 57.3 | 3,063 | 39.2 | 53.5 | +1,937 |
| Speaks English only | 3,836 | 40.6 | 36.3 | 4,241 | 54.3 | 41.4 | -405 |
| Total Population | 9,455 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,811 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,644 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Sunshine in 2021 compared to the City of Brimbank 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, 40.6% of the population used English only, and 52.9% 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 was Vietnamese, with 17.1% of the population, or 1,620 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Sunshine and the City of Brimbank in 2021 were:
- A larger percentage using Nepali at home (3.5% compared to 0.6%)
- A smaller percentage using Maltese at home (0.4% compared to 2.1%)
- A smaller percentage using Macedonian at home (0.8% compared to 2.2%)
- A smaller percentage using Vietnamese at home (17.1% compared to 18.5%)
Emerging groups
Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 1,937 or 63.2%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 405 or 9.5%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Sunshine between 2001 and 2021 were for those using:
- Vietnamese (+745 persons)
- Nepali (+335 persons)
- Mandarin (+158 persons)
- Italian (-157 persons)
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