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Dandenong Foothills Policy Area

Language used at home

In Dandenong Foothills Policy Area, 13.2% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Dandenong Foothills Policy Area'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.

Dandenong Foothills Policy Area'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
Dandenong Foothills Policy Area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only25,39383.368.024,95184.271.0+442
Non-English total4,02713.228.73,25711.025.1+770
Not stated1,0503.43.31,4174.83.8-368
Total Population30,470100.0100.029,626100.0100.0+844
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Dandenong Foothills Policy Area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Mandarin7662.57.34401.55.2+325
German2480.80.53051.00.7-57
Italian2480.80.92901.01.2-43
Sinhalese2240.71.7890.31.3+135
Cantonese2170.73.51410.53.1+76
Greek1800.61.11330.41.2+47
Spanish1290.40.5980.30.5+31
Vietnamese1210.40.8700.20.8+50
Hindi1150.40.9840.30.9+30
Filipino/Tagalog1070.40.7780.30.7+28
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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 Dandenong Foothills Policy Area in 2021 compared to the City of Knox 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, 83.3% of the population used English only, and 13.2% used a non-English language, compared with 68.0% and 28.7% respectively for the City of Knox.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Dandenong Foothills Policy Area was Mandarin, with 2.5% of the population, or 766 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Dandenong Foothills Policy Area and the City of Knox in 2021 were:

  • A smaller percentage using Mandarin at home (2.5% compared to 7.3%)
  • A smaller percentage using Cantonese at home (0.7% compared to 3.5%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 770 or 23.6%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 442 or 1.8%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Dandenong Foothills Policy Area between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Mandarin (+325 persons)
  • Sinhalese (+135 persons)
  • Cantonese (+76 persons)
  • German (-57 persons)

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