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Frankston City

Proficiency in English

In Frankston City in 2021, 1,984 people 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 Frankston City'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
Frankston City - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
English proficiencyNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only116,41183.661.1110,62182.562.0+5,790
Speaks English well or very well14,10410.128.913,59710.126.7+507
Speaks English not well or not at all1,9841.45.41,8201.45.6+164
Not stated6,7754.94.68,1006.05.7-1,325
Total population139,274100.0100.0134,138100.0100.0+5,136
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 population in Frankston City in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of people who spoke English only, and a lower proportion of people who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.

Overall, 83.6% of people spoke English only, and 1.4% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 61.1% and 5.4% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

Emerging groups

The most significant changes in the proficiency in English of the population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in those speaking:

  • Speaks English only (+5,790 persons)
  • Speaks English well or very well (+507 persons)
  • Speaks English not well or not at all (+164 persons)

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