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Proficiency in English

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In 2021, there were 43,719 people in Fairfield City who were born overseas and reported difficulty speaking English.

Proficiency in English is an important indicator for the Overseas-born population. This may indicate the level to which translation services or communication in other languages is required for each culturally diverse community.

Typically, populations which migrated many years ago may have better English proficiency than recent migrants, and naturally migrants from English speaking countries (or countries where English is widely spoken as a second language) could be expected to have good English proficiency. Proficiency is a self-assessment by the respondent or their family, there is no objective review of this characteristic, so numbers should be treated as a guide only. To further build this story, English proficiency should be looked at in conjunction with Year of Arrival, Language Spoken at Home and Age Structure.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'How well does the person speak English?'

Proficiency in English
Fairfield City - People born overseas20212016Change
English proficiencyNumber%Fairfield City - Total population %Number%Fairfield City - Total population %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only9,0647.823.48,5538.024.8+511
Speaks English well or very well62,57853.647.759,67855.748.9+2,900
Speaks English not well or not at all43,71937.522.938,02435.521.6+5,695
Not stated1,2971.16.08990.84.7+398
Total people116,658100.0100.0107,154100.0100.0+9,504
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

Dominant groups

Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the people born overseas in Fairfield City in 2021 compared to the total population in Fairfield City shows that there was a lower proportion of people who spoke English only, and a higher proportion of people who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.

Overall, 7.8% of people born overseas spoke English only, and 37.5% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 23.4% and 22.9% respectively for the total population in Fairfield City.

Emerging groups

The most significant changes in the proficiency in English of the people born overseas in Fairfield City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Speaks English not well or not at all (+5,695 persons)
  • Speaks English well or very well (+2,900 persons)
  • Speaks English only (+511 persons)
  • Not stated (+398 persons)

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