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Georges River CouncilCommunity profile

Beverly Hills - Narwee

Language used at home

In Beverly Hills - Narwee, 58.3% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Beverly Hills - Narwee'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.

Beverly Hills - Narwee'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
Beverly Hills - Narwee - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language summaryNumber%Georges River Council area %Number%Georges River Council area %2006 to 2021
Speaks English only3,99937.642.14,16144.851.6-162
Non-English total6,20658.353.24,69550.643.2+1,511
Not stated4384.14.74284.65.2+10
Total Population10,643100.0100.09,284100.0100.0+1,358
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Beverly Hills - Narwee - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Georges River Council area %Number%Georges River Council area %2006 to 2021
Cantonese1,44213.59.41,40015.19.6+42
Mandarin1,29712.212.87207.88.0+576
Greek6836.45.26797.36.2+3
Arabic6466.13.74424.83.9+203
Vietnamese2142.00.81351.50.4+78
Filipino/Tagalog1961.81.5820.90.8+113
Indonesian1791.71.0931.00.7+86
Spanish1501.41.21021.11.0+47
Italian1441.41.12062.21.9-63
Macedonian1301.22.11201.32.5+10
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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 Beverly Hills - Narwee in 2021 compared to Georges River Council area 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, 37.6% of the population used English only, and 58.3% used a non-English language, compared with 42.1% and 53.2% respectively for Georges River Council area.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Beverly Hills - Narwee was Cantonese, with 13.5% of the population, or 1,442 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Beverly Hills - Narwee and Georges River Council area in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Cantonese at home (13.5% compared to 9.4%)
  • A larger percentage using Arabic at home (6.1% compared to 3.7%)
  • A larger percentage using Greek at home (6.4% compared to 5.2%)
  • A smaller percentage using Nepali at home (1.0% compared to 5.7%)

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 1,511 or 32.2%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 162 or 3.9%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Beverly Hills - Narwee between 2006 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Mandarin (+576 persons)
  • Arabic (+203 persons)
  • Filipino/Tagalog (+113 persons)
  • Nepali (+101 persons)

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