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Reedy Creek - Andrews'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.
Reedy Creek - Andrews'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 | |||||||
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| Reedy Creek - Andrews - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera % | Number | % | Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Speaks English only | 7,451 | 84.6 | 90.3 | 6,850 | 85.9 | 90.1 | +601 |
| Non-English total | 977 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 813 | 10.2 | 4.1 | +164 |
| Not stated | 382 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 310 | 3.9 | 5.9 | +72 |
| Total Population | 8,810 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,973 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +837 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Reedy Creek - Andrews in 2021 compared to Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera 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, 84.6% of the population used English only, and 11.1% used a non-English language, compared with 90.3% and 4.7% respectively for Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Reedy Creek - Andrews was Mandarin, with 1.6% of the population, or 140 people using this language at home.
The major difference between the languages used at home for the population of Reedy Creek - Andrews and Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera in 2021 was:
- A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (1.6% compared to 0.1%)
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 164 or 20.2%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 601 or 8.8%.
The largest change in the languages used by the population in Reedy Creek - Andrews between 2016 and 2021 was for those using:
- Mandarin (+74 persons)
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