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Armstrong Creek - Mount Duneed

Language used at home

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In Armstrong Creek - Mount Duneed, 14.2% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Armstrong Creek - Mount Duneed'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.

Armstrong Creek - Mount Duneed'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
Armstrong Creek - Mount Duneed - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Newcomb - Moolap %Number%Newcomb - Moolap %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only14,01482.484.04,70386.585.1+9,311
Non-English total2,40814.28.24117.69.2+1,997
Not stated5753.47.83205.95.7+255
Total Population16,997100.0100.05,434100.0100.0+11,562
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Armstrong Creek - Mount Duneed - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Newcomb - Moolap %Number%Newcomb - Moolap %2016 to 2021
Punjabi4092.40.5210.40.6+387
Filipino/Tagalog1891.10.3320.60.5+157
Mandarin1761.00.3430.80.5+133
Malayalam1580.90.130.10.1+155
Hindi1100.60.390.20.3+101
Telugu1030.60.230.10.1+100
Spanish950.60.2150.30.3+80
Sinhalese860.50.2240.50.3+61
Arabic610.40.2130.20.1+48
Urdu610.40.20----+61
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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 Armstrong Creek - Mount Duneed in 2021 compared to Newcomb - Moolap 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, 82.4% of the population used English only, and 14.2% used a non-English language, compared with 84.0% and 8.2% respectively for Newcomb - Moolap.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Armstrong Creek - Mount Duneed was Punjabi, with 2.4% of the population, or 409 people using this language at home.

The major difference between the languages used at home for the population of Armstrong Creek - Mount Duneed and Newcomb - Moolap in 2021 was:

  • A larger percentage using Punjabi at home (2.4% compared to 0.5%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 1,997 or 485.9%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 9,311 or 198.0%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Armstrong Creek - Mount Duneed between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Punjabi (+387 persons)
  • Filipino/Tagalog (+157 persons)
  • Malayalam (+155 persons)
  • Mandarin (+133 persons)

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