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Bonnyrigg Heights

Language used at home

In Bonnyrigg Heights, 68.9% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Bonnyrigg Heights'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.

Bonnyrigg Heights'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
Bonnyrigg Heights - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Language summaryNumber%Cabramatta %Number%Cabramatta %2001 to 2021
Speaks English only1,92926.212.71,63623.111.2+293
Non-English total5,07568.979.85,15972.882.1-84
Not stated3655.07.42964.26.8+69
Total Population7,369100.0100.07,091100.0100.0+278
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
Bonnyrigg Heights - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Cabramatta %Number%Cabramatta %2001 to 2021
Vietnamese1,32017.943.396313.631.3+357
Assyrian/Aramaic7329.90.23184.50.2+414
Arabic4776.51.03144.41.0+163
Serbian4285.81.44636.54.0-35
Khmer3054.17.22603.77.6+45
Spanish1642.20.73775.31.7-213
Lao1632.21.02253.21.7-62
Cantonese1622.29.82964.216.3-134
Italian1602.20.43835.41.4-223
Hindi1552.10.11622.30.2-7
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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 Bonnyrigg Heights in 2021 compared to Cabramatta 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, 26.2% of the population used English only, and 68.9% used a non-English language, compared with 12.7% and 79.8% respectively for Cabramatta.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Bonnyrigg Heights was Vietnamese, with 17.9% of the population, or 1,320 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Bonnyrigg Heights and Cabramatta in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Assyrian/Aramaic at home (9.9% compared to 0.2%)
  • A larger percentage using Arabic at home (6.5% compared to 1.0%)
  • A smaller percentage using Vietnamese at home (17.9% compared to 43.3%)
  • A smaller percentage using Cantonese at home (2.2% compared to 9.8%)

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home decreased by 84 or 1.6%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 293 or 17.9%.

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

  • Assyrian/Aramaic (+414 persons)
  • Vietnamese (+357 persons)
  • Italian (-223 persons)
  • Spanish (-213 persons)

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