South-East Ward
Language used at home
In South-East Ward, 10.3405 of people used a language other than English at home in 2016.
South-East Ward'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.
South-East Ward'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
| Language used at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| South-East Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Central Ward % | Number | % | Central Ward % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Speaks English only | 22,694 | 86.0 | 86.6 | 36500 | 23,528 | 88.2 | 88.3 | -834 |
 Non-English total | 2,730 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 36501 | 2,364 | 8.9 | 8.2 | +366 |
| Not stated | 977 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 36502 | 778 | 2.9 | 3.4 | +199 |
| Total Population | 26,401 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 26,670 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -269 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| South-East Ward - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Central Ward % | Number | % | Central Ward % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Mandarin | 271 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 36007 | 166 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +105 |
| Italian | 266 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 36022 | 263 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +3 |
| Afrikaans | 160 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 36044 | 140 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +20 |
| German | 150 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 36014 | 155 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -5 |
| Cantonese | 143 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 36006 | 129 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +14 |
| Spanish | 119 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 36034 | 91 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +28 |
| French | 109 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 36013 | 75 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +34 |
| Vietnamese | 84 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36037 | 82 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +2 |
| Japanese | 80 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36023 | 58 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +22 |
| Polish | 79 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 36028 | 78 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +1 |
| Gujarati | 79 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 36064 | 84 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -5 |
| Thai | 73 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36102 | 52 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +21 |
| Greek | 73 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36015 | 57 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +16 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 71 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 36011 | 74 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -3 |
| Dutch | 67 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36010 | 75 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -8 |
| Croatian | 52 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36009 | 56 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -4 |
| Persian | 52 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36019 | 50 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +2 |
| Portuguese | 49 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36029 | 36 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +13 |
| Macedonian | 45 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36026 | 71 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -26 |
| Hindi | 43 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36016 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +30 |
| Arabic | 42 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36004 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +13 |
| Burmese | 38 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36053 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +12 |
| Russian | 37 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36030 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +29 |
| Indonesian | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36018 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +2 |
| Malay | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36076 | 52 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -23 |
| Min Nan (incl.Hokkien) | 28 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36068 | 33 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -5 |
| Serbian | 27 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36032 | 46 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -19 |
| Non-verbal so described | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36082 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +14 |
| Korean | 22 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36025 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +11 |
| Punjabi | 21 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36088 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +7 |
| Hungarian | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36017 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Māori (New Zealand) | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36079 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Hebrew | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36066 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Samoan | 15 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36031 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +15 |
| Romanian | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36089 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -6 |
| Somali | 13 | 0.0 | -- | 36094 | 11 | 0.0 | -- | +2 |
| Swahili | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36096 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +13 |
| Tamil | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 36035 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +7 |
| Auslan | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36049 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +9 |
| Bosnian | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 36051 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Swedish | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 36097 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -14 |
| Danish | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36057 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of South-East Ward in 2016 compared to Central Ward 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, 86.0% of the population used English only, and 10.3 used a non-English language, compared with 86.6% and 9.3% respectively for Central Ward.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in South-East Ward was Mandarin, with 1.0% of the population, or 271 people using this language at home.
There were no major differences between South-East Ward and Central Ward in 2016.
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 366 or 15.5%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 834 or 3.5%.
The largest change in the languages used by the population in South-East Ward between 2011 and 2016 was for those using:
- Mandarin (+105 persons)