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Burnside Ward

Language used at home

In Burnside Ward, 25.4% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Burnside 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.

Burnside 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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
Burnside Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Language summaryNumber%Beaumont %Number%Beaumont %2001 to 2021
Speaks English only5,41673.370.05,39181.386.4+25
Non-English total1,88025.427.51,12917.012.2+751
Not stated941.32.51081.61.4-14
Total Population7,390100.0100.06,628100.0100.0+762
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Burnside Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Beaumont %Number%Beaumont %2001 to 2021
Mandarin6458.79.4831.30.4+562
Cantonese1441.92.12123.21.2-68
Italian1161.60.81722.61.4-56
Arabic941.30.6420.61.0+52
Greek821.11.11201.81.5-38
Persian560.81.0380.60.3+18
Sinhalese540.70.8210.30.1+33
German540.70.5671.00.9-13
Korean530.71.3170.3--+36
Spanish480.60.330.00.1+45
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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 Burnside Ward in 2021 compared to Beaumont 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, 73.3% of the population used English only, and 25.4% used a non-English language, compared with 70.0% and 27.5% respectively for Beaumont.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Burnside Ward was Mandarin, with 8.7% of the population, or 645 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Burnside Ward and Beaumont in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 751 or 66.5%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 25 or 0.5%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Burnside Ward between 2001 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Mandarin (+562 persons)
  • Cantonese (-68 persons)
  • Italian (-56 persons)
  • Arabic (+52 persons)

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