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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

Newport

Language used at home

In Newport, 17.6% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Newport'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.

Newport'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
Newport - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Language summaryNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2011 to 2021
Speaks English only10,81579.268.38,92676.165.7+1,888
Non-English total2,40017.627.12,23219.029.4+168
Not stated4433.24.65764.94.9-134
Total Population13,658100.0100.011,735100.0100.0+1,922
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Newport - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2011 to 2021
Arabic3272.43.03713.23.6-44
Greek3272.42.53873.33.0-61
Italian2001.52.02712.33.3-72
Macedonian1711.31.11771.51.4-6
Spanish1250.90.9320.30.6+93
Mandarin1120.81.3610.51.0+51
Vietnamese970.72.1620.52.0+34
Cantonese730.50.9500.41.1+22
German640.50.4530.50.5+11
Croatian590.40.8670.60.9-9
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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 Newport in 2021 compared to Hobsons Bay City shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 79.2% of the population used English only, and 17.6% used a non-English language, compared with 68.3% and 27.1% respectively for Hobsons Bay City.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Newport was Arabic, with 2.4% of the population, or 327 people using this language at home.

The major difference between the languages used at home for the population of Newport and Hobsons Bay City in 2021 was:

  • A smaller percentage using Vietnamese at home (0.7% compared to 2.1%)

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 168 or 7.5%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 1,889 or 21.2%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Newport between 2011 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Spanish (+93 persons)
  • Italian (-72 persons)
  • Greek (-61 persons)
  • Mandarin (+51 persons)

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