Woodvale
Language used at home
In Woodvale, 11.0018 of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Woodvale'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.
Woodvale'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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| Woodvale - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | South-East Ward % | Number | % | South-East Ward % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 7,807 | 87.3 | 86.6 | 36500 | 7,818 | 87.8 | 86.0 | -11 |
 Non-English total | 984 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 36501 | 896 | 10.1 | 10.3 | +87 |
| Not stated | 153 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 36502 | 192 | 2.2 | 3.7 | -40 |
| Total Population | 8,944 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,907 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +36 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Woodvale - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | South-East Ward % | Number | % | South-East Ward % | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Afrikaans | 128 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 36044 | 95 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +33 |
| Mandarin | 86 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 36007 | 67 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +19 |
| Persian | 69 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 36019 | 42 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +27 |
| Cantonese | 61 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 36006 | 41 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +20 |
| Italian | 50 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 36022 | 68 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -18 |
| Gujarati | 50 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 36064 | 54 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -5 |
| German | 50 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 36014 | 31 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +18 |
| French | 46 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 36013 | 37 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +9 |
| Japanese | 36 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 36023 | 26 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +9 |
| Macedonian | 33 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 36026 | 39 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -6 |
| Vietnamese | 32 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 36037 | 31 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Spanish | 30 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 36034 | 17 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +13 |
| Polish | 29 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 36028 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +5 |
| Indonesian | 19 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36018 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +9 |
| Malayalam | 19 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 36077 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +14 |
| Greek | 18 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36015 | 17 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +1 |
| Auslan | 18 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36049 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Dutch | 17 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36010 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -7 |
| Portuguese | 16 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 36029 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +6 |
| Min Nan (incl.Hokkien) | 16 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36068 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Thai | 16 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 36102 | 17 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 12 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36011 | 18 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -6 |
| Malay | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36076 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +5 |
| Bengali | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36050 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +1 |
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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 Woodvale in 2021 compared to South-East Ward shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, as well as a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 87.3% of the population used English only, and 11.0 used a non-English language, compared with 86.6% and 10.3% respectively for South-East Ward.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Woodvale was Afrikaans, with 1.4% of the population, or 128 people using this language at home.
There were no major differences between Woodvale and South-East Ward in 2021.
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 88 or 9.8%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 11 or 0.1%.
There were no major differences in Woodvale between 2016 and 2021.