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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Cranbourne North in 2021, 659 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 Cranbourne North'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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbourne North - Total males (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| English proficiency | Number | % | City of Casey % | Number | % | City of Casey % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Speaks English only | 6,095 | 49.5 | 53.2 | 5,891 | 58.7 | 59.3 | +204 |
| Speaks English well or very well | 5,000 | 40.6 | 36.8 | 3,162 | 31.5 | 30.7 | +1,838 |
| Speaks English not well or not at all | 659 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 413 | 4.1 | 4.8 | +246 |
| Not stated | 555 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 575 | 5.7 | 5.1 | -20 |
| Total population | 12,309 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10,041 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,268 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the male population in Cranbourne North in 2021 compared to the City of Casey shows that there was a lower proportion of males who spoke English only, and a similar proportion of males who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.
Overall, 49.5% of males spoke English only, and 5.4% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 53.2% and 5.2% respectively for the City of Casey.
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 well or very well (+1,838 males)
- Speaks English not well or not at all (+246 males)
- Speaks English only (+204 males)
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