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Greenfield Park

Language used at home

In Greenfield Park, 75.7% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Greenfield Park'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.

Greenfield Park'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
Greenfield Park - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Fairfield City %Number%Fairfield City %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only95317.723.41,10021.624.8-147
Non-English total4,08175.769.73,85075.770.7+231
Not stated3606.76.91392.74.5+221
Total Population5,394100.0100.05,089100.0100.0+305
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
Greenfield Park - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Fairfield City %Number%Fairfield City %2016 to 2021
Assyrian/Aramaic1,79133.211.91,51529.810.1+276
Vietnamese71813.321.168413.420.4+34
Arabic3907.29.32815.57.9+109
Spanish1572.92.31993.93.1-42
Khmer1502.83.31362.73.6+14
Cantonese1051.93.71232.44.3-18
Croatian951.81.11252.51.3-30
Italian861.61.9911.82.6-5
Mandarin821.52.31072.12.5-25
Filipino/Tagalog611.10.9781.51.0-17
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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 Greenfield Park in 2021 compared to Fairfield City 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, 17.7% of the population used English only, and 75.7% used a non-English language, compared with 23.4% and 69.7% respectively for Fairfield City.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Greenfield Park was Assyrian/Aramaic, with 33.2% of the population, or 1,791 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Greenfield Park and Fairfield City in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Assyrian/Aramaic at home (33.2% compared to 11.9%)
  • A smaller percentage using Vietnamese at home (13.3% compared to 21.1%)
  • A smaller percentage using Arabic at home (7.2% compared to 9.3%)
  • A smaller percentage using Cantonese at home (1.9% compared to 3.7%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 231 or 6.0%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 147 or 13.4%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Greenfield Park between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Assyrian/Aramaic (+276 persons)
  • Arabic (+109 persons)

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