Wentworthville

Language spoken at home

In Wentworthville 59% of people speak a language other than English at home.

Wentworthville'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.

Wentworthville'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
Wentworthville 2011 2006 Change
Language (excludes English) Number % Holroyd City Number % Holroyd City 2006 to 2011
Tamil 759 10.9 3.4 465 7.3 2.4 +293
Gujarati 425 6.1 2.1 66 1.0 0.5 +359
Hindi 359 5.1 2.9 261 4.1 2.0 +98
Arabic 345 4.9 12.5 439 6.9 12.5 -93
Cantonese 258 3.7 2.4 262 4.1 2.5 -4
Punjabi 226 3.2 1.3 102 1.6 0.5 +124
Mandarin 213 3.0 2.5 186 2.9 2.1 +27
Telugu 179 2.6 0.9 93 1.5 0.5 +86
Filipino/Tagalog 164 2.3 1.7 143 2.3 1.5 +21
Persian/Dari 125 1.8 2.6 93 1.5 1.9 +32
Greek 72 1.0 1.3 63 1.0 1.5 +9
Korean 71 1.0 0.6 74 1.2 0.6 -4
Bengali 69 1.0 0.4 58 0.9 0.3 +11
Marathi 67 1.0 0.3 6 0.1 0.1 +61
Sinhalese 62 0.9 0.4 57 0.9 0.3 +5
Italian 58 0.8 1.5 55 0.9 1.9 +3
Maltese 55 0.8 1.4 77 1.2 1.8 -22
Nepali 54 0.8 0.3 5 0.1 0.1 +49
Spanish 50 0.7 1.1 78 1.2 1.3 -28
Urdu 49 0.7 0.5 9 0.1 0.2 +41
Malayalam 45 0.7 0.3 23 0.4 0.2 +23
Turkish 38 0.5 1.7 41 0.7 1.6 -4
Kannada 30 0.4 0.1 22 0.3 0.1 +8
Non-verbal so described 26 0.4 0.3 22 0.4 0.2 +4
Indonesian 20 0.3 0.3 19 0.3 0.3 +1
French 20 0.3 0.3 26 0.4 0.3 -7
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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
Wentworthville 2011 2006 Change
Language summary Number % Holroyd City Number % Holroyd City 2006 to 2011
Speaks English only 2,445 34.9 43.2 2,747 43.1 48.6 -302
Non-English total 4,145 59.3 51.0 3,165 49.6 45.2 +980
Not stated 406 5.8 5.8 465 7.3 6.2 -60
Total Population 6,996 100.0 100.0 6,378 100.0 100.0 +618

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 Tamil, Holroyd City: 3.4% Gujarati, Holroyd City: 2.1% Hindi, Holroyd City: 2.9% Arabic, Holroyd City: 12.5% Cantonese, Holroyd City: 2.4% Punjabi, Holroyd City: 1.3% Mandarin, Holroyd City: 2.5% Telugu, Holroyd City: 0.9% Filipino/Tagalog, Holroyd City: 1.7% Persian/Dari, Holroyd City: 2.6% Tamil, Wentworthville: 10.9% Gujarati, Wentworthville: 6.1% Hindi, Wentworthville: 5.1% Arabic, Wentworthville: 4.9% Cantonese, Wentworthville: 3.7% Punjabi, Wentworthville: 3.2% Mandarin, Wentworthville: 3.0% Telugu, Wentworthville: 2.6% Filipino/Tagalog, Wentworthville: 2.3% Persian/Dari, Wentworthville: 1.8% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Usual residence data)
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Change in language spoken at home, 2006 to 2011
Change in language spoken at home, 2006 to 2011 Tamil, Wentworthville: +293 Gujarati, Wentworthville: +359 Hindi, Wentworthville: +98 Arabic, Wentworthville: -93 Cantonese, Wentworthville: -4 Punjabi, Wentworthville: +124 Mandarin, Wentworthville: +27 Telugu, Wentworthville: +86 Filipino/Tagalog, Wentworthville: +21 Persian/Dari, Wentworthville: +32 ​
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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 Wentworthville 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, 34.9% of the population spoke English only, and 59.3% 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 Wentworthville was Tamil, with 10.9% of the population, or 759 people speaking this language at home.

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

  • A larger percentage speaking Tamil at home (10.9% compared to 3.4%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Gujarati at home (6.1% compared to 2.1%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Hindi at home (5.1% compared to 2.9%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Punjabi at home (3.2% compared to 1.3%)

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2011, the number of people who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 980 or 31.0%, and the number of people who spoke English only decreased by 302 or 11.0%.

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

  • Gujarati (+359 persons)
  • Tamil (+293 persons)
  • Punjabi (+124 persons)
  • Hindi (+98 persons)