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City of Casey

Language used at home

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In the City of Casey, 41.8% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

The City of Casey'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.

The City of Casey'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
City of Casey - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only193,80053.161.1177,27359.262.0+16,527
Non-English total152,52641.834.1107,02735.832.3+45,499
Not stated18,9135.24.815,0005.05.7+3,913
Total Population365,239100.0100.0299,300100.0100.0+65,939
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
City of Casey - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Punjabi16,8654.62.06,6952.21.2+10,170
Sinhalese12,8633.51.08,9703.00.8+3,893
Hazaraghi 11,7723.20.43,9391.30.2+7,833
Mandarin7,9472.24.35,8291.94.1+2,118
Dari7,2332.00.26,5322.20.3+701
Hindi6,4851.81.34,7181.61.1+1,767
Tamil6,0341.70.74,0811.40.6+1,953
Filipino/Tagalog5,6701.60.93,8891.30.8+1,781
Malayalam5,4511.50.43,0931.00.3+2,358
Arabic5,1861.41.84,4141.51.7+772
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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 the City of Casey in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne 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, 53.1% of the population used English only, and 41.8% used a non-English language, compared with 61.1% and 34.1% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in the City of Casey was Punjabi, with 4.6% of the population, or 16,865 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of the City of Casey and Greater Melbourne in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Hazaraghi at home (3.2% compared to 0.4%)
  • A larger percentage using Punjabi at home (4.6% compared to 2.0%)
  • A larger percentage using Sinhalese at home (3.5% compared to 1.0%)
  • A smaller percentage using Mandarin at home (2.2% compared to 4.3%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 45,499 or 42.5%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 16,527 or 9.3%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in the City of Casey between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Punjabi (+10,170 persons)
  • Hazaraghi (+7,833 persons)
  • Sinhalese (+3,893 persons)
  • Malayalam (+2,358 persons)

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