Merrylands

Language spoken at home

In Merrylands 60% of people speak a language other than English at home.

Merrylands's language statistics show the proportion of the population who speak 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.

Merrylands'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.

Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person speak a language other than English at home?'

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Language spoken at home - ranked by size
Merrylands 2011 2006 Change
Language (excludes English) Number % Holroyd City Number % Holroyd City 2006 to 2011
Arabic 3,792 19.6 12.5 3,503 19.4 12.5 +289
Persian/Dari 1,142 5.9 2.6 750 4.2 1.9 +392
Mandarin 662 3.4 2.5 482 2.7 2.1 +180
Turkish 603 3.1 1.7 514 2.8 1.6 +89
Cantonese 447 2.3 2.4 499 2.8 2.5 -53
Hindi 446 2.3 2.9 324 1.8 2.0 +121
Italian 340 1.8 1.5 382 2.1 1.9 -42
Croatian 331 1.7 1.0 372 2.1 1.1 -42
Filipino/Tagalog 321 1.7 1.7 311 1.7 1.5 +10
Punjabi 283 1.5 1.3 33 0.2 0.5 +250
Spanish 234 1.2 1.1 229 1.3 1.3 +5
Gujarati 233 1.2 2.1 45 0.3 0.5 +187
Vietnamese 216 1.1 0.9 160 0.9 0.9 +55
Greek 214 1.1 1.3 255 1.4 1.5 -42
Serbian 154 0.8 0.4 206 1.1 0.5 -52
Urdu 152 0.8 0.5 70 0.4 0.2 +81
Nepali 106 0.5 0.3 13 0.1 0.1 +93
Maltese 103 0.5 1.4 96 0.5 1.8 +7
Tongan 95 0.5 0.3 94 0.5 0.3 +1
Kurdish 78 0.4 0.3 114 0.6 0.3 -36
Indonesian 78 0.4 0.3 54 0.3 0.3 +24
Samoan 75 0.4 0.3 89 0.5 0.2 -15
Bosnian 70 0.4 0.1 53 0.3 0.2 +17
Russian 65 0.3 0.2 48 0.3 0.2 +18
Korean 64 0.3 0.6 52 0.3 0.6 +11
Assyrian/Aramaic 62 0.3 0.3 54 0.3 0.2 +8
Bengali 61 0.3 0.4 32 0.2 0.3 +29
Burmese 60 0.3 0.2 28 0.2 0.2 +31
French 57 0.3 0.3 45 0.3 0.3 +12
Non-verbal so described 53 0.3 0.3 46 0.3 0.2 +6
Telugu 52 0.3 0.9 44 0.2 0.5 +7
Tamil 44 0.2 3.4 66 0.4 2.4 -23
Slovene 43 0.2 0.1 36 0.2 0.1 +7
Armenian 41 0.2 0.1 22 0.1 0.1 +19
Dinka 41 0.2 0.2 90 0.5 0.3 -49
Polish 41 0.2 0.3 91 0.5 0.4 -50
Min Nan (incl.Hokkien) 40 0.2 0.1 44 0.2 0.1 -4
Fijian 39 0.2 0.2 53 0.3 0.2 -14
Albanian 33 0.2 0.1 16 0.1 0.0 +17
Amharic 27 0.1 0.1 19 0.1 0.0 +7
Sinhalese 26 0.1 0.4 42 0.2 0.3 -16
German 26 0.1 0.2 22 0.1 0.2 +4
Khmer 25 0.1 0.1 23 0.1 0.1 +2
Thai 24 0.1 0.2 22 0.1 0.1 +1
Pashto 23 0.1 0.1 22 0.1 0.1 +1
Malayalam 23 0.1 0.3 11 0.1 0.2 +12
Māori (New Zealand) 21 0.1 0.1 46 0.3 0.1 -26
Somali 21 0.1 0.1 11 0.1 0.1 +10
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Excludes languages with fewer than 20 people speaking them at home, or less than 0.1% of the total population.

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Language - summary
Merrylands 2011 2006 Change
Language summary Number % Holroyd City Number % Holroyd City 2006 to 2011
Speaks English only 6,339 32.7 43.2 6,493 35.9 48.6 -155
Non-English total 11,627 60.0 51.0 10,083 55.8 45.2 +1,544
Not stated 1,398 7.2 5.8 1,492 8.3 6.2 -94
Total Population 19,365 100.0 100.0 18,070 100.0 100.0 +1,295

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

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Language spoken at home, 2011
Language spoken at home, 2011 Arabic, Holroyd City: 12.5% Persian/Dari, Holroyd City: 2.6% Mandarin, Holroyd City: 2.5% Turkish, Holroyd City: 1.7% Cantonese, Holroyd City: 2.4% Hindi, Holroyd City: 2.9% Italian, Holroyd City: 1.5% Croatian, Holroyd City: 1.0% Filipino/Tagalog, Holroyd City: 1.7% Punjabi, Holroyd City: 1.3% Arabic, Merrylands: 19.6% Persian/Dari, Merrylands: 5.9% Mandarin, Merrylands: 3.4% Turkish, Merrylands: 3.1% Cantonese, Merrylands: 2.3% Hindi, Merrylands: 2.3% Italian, Merrylands: 1.8% Croatian, Merrylands: 1.7% Filipino/Tagalog, Merrylands: 1.7% Punjabi, Merrylands: 1.5% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
Change in language spoken at home, 2006 to 2011
Change in language spoken at home, 2006 to 2011 Arabic, Merrylands: +289 Persian/Dari, Merrylands: +392 Mandarin, Merrylands: +180 Turkish, Merrylands: +89 Cantonese, Merrylands: -53 Hindi, Merrylands: +121 Italian, Merrylands: -42 Croatian, Merrylands: -42 Filipino/Tagalog, Merrylands: +10 Punjabi, Merrylands: +250 ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population of Merrylands in 2011 compared to Holroyd City shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who spoke English only, and a larger proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 32.7% of the population spoke English only, and 60.0% spoke a non-English language, compared with 43.2% and 51.0% respectively for Holroyd City.

The dominant language spoken at home, other than English, in Merrylands was Arabic, with 19.6% of the population, or 3,792 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population of Merrylands and Holroyd City in 2011 were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Arabic at home (19.6% compared to 12.5%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Persian/Dari at home (5.9% compared to 2.6%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Turkish at home (3.1% compared to 1.7%)
  • A smaller percentage speaking Tamil at home (0.2% compared to 3.4%)

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2011, the number of people who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 1,544 or 15.3%, and the number of people who spoke English only decreased by 154 or 2.4%.

The largest changes in the spoken languages of the population in Merrylands between 2006 and 2011 were for those speaking:

  • Persian/Dari (+392 persons)
  • Arabic (+289 persons)
  • Punjabi (+250 persons)
  • Gujarati (+187 persons)