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Redlynch - Lamb Range

Proficiency in English

In Redlynch - Lamb Range in 2021, 53 males who spoke a language other than English at home reported difficulty speaking English.

Proficiency in English measures the self-assessed proficiency in spoken English of people who speak a language other than English at home. The data, when viewed with other ethnic and cultural indicators, such as Ancestry, Country of Birth, Language Spoken at Home and Religion, reflects Redlynch - Lamb Range's ethnic composition and how long the overseas born have been in Australia. This helps service providers determine whether they need to communicate with the local population in languages other than English.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'How well does the person speak English?'

Proficiency in English
Redlynch - Lamb Range - Total males (Usual residence)20212016Change
English proficiencyNumber%Cairns %Number%Cairns %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only4,25682.677.53,97484.178.6+282
Speaks English well or very well56110.911.73437.310.4+218
Speaks English not well or not at all531.01.6340.71.8+19
Not stated2825.59.23727.99.2-90
Total population5,152100.0100.04,723100.0100.0+429
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the male population in Redlynch - Lamb Range in 2021 compared to Cairns shows that there was a higher proportion of males who spoke English only, and a lower proportion of males who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.

Overall, 82.6% of males spoke English only, and 1.0% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 77.5% and 1.6% respectively for Cairns.

Emerging groups

The most significant changes in the proficiency in English of the male population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in those speaking:

  • Speaks English only (+282 males)
  • Speaks English well or very well (+218 males)

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