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Lysterfield South

Language used at home

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In Lysterfield South, 24.2% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Lysterfield South'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.

Lysterfield South'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
Lysterfield South - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Yarra Ranges Council %Number%Yarra Ranges Council %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only70671.088.372876.288.0-22
Non-English total24124.28.017318.17.1+68
Not stated474.73.7545.74.9-7
Total Population994100.0100.0955100.0100.0+39
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
Lysterfield South - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Yarra Ranges Council %Number%Yarra Ranges Council %2016 to 2021
Mandarin444.40.8252.60.6+19
Romanian202.00.0161.70.0+4
Arabic191.90.170.70.1+12
Cantonese171.70.3141.50.2+3
Serbian141.40.160.60.0+8
Vietnamese131.30.180.80.1+5
Polish121.20.270.70.2+5
Armenian101.00.050.50.0+5
Sinhalese101.00.230.30.1+7
Spanish101.00.2131.40.2-3

Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Lysterfield South in 2021 compared to Yarra Ranges Council 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, 71.0% of the population used English only, and 24.2% used a non-English language, compared with 88.3% and 8.0% respectively for Yarra Ranges Council.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Lysterfield South was Mandarin, with 4.4% of the population, or 44 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Lysterfield South and Yarra Ranges Council in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (4.4% compared to 0.8%)
  • A larger percentage using Romanian at home (2.0% compared to 0.0%)
  • A larger percentage using Arabic at home (1.9% compared to 0.1%)
  • A larger percentage using Cantonese at home (1.7% compared to 0.3%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 68 or 39.3%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 22 or 3.0%.

There were no major differences in Lysterfield South between 2016 and 2021.

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