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Baird Ward

Proficiency in English

In Baird Ward in 2016, 538 people who spoke a language other than English at home reported difficulty speaking English.

Proficiency in English measures the self-assessed proficiency in spoken English of people who speak a language other than English at home. The data, when viewed with other ethnic and cultural indicators, such as Ancestry, Country of Birth, Language Spoken at Home and Religion, reflects Baird Ward's ethnic composition and how long the overseas born have been in Australia. This helps service providers determine whether they need to communicate with the local population in languages other than English.

Derived from the Census question:

'How well does the person speak English?'

Total population

Proficiency in English
Baird Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
English proficiencyNumber%Scoresby %Number%Scoresby %2011 to 2016
Speaks English only12,38275.164.612,62182.470.7-240
Speaks English well or very well2,81817.126.91,97912.923.0+839
Speaks English not well or not at all5383.34.83482.34.1+190
Not stated7554.63.83762.52.3+379

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Proficiency in English, 2016
Proficiency in English, 2016 Not stated, Scoresby: 3.8% Speaks English not well or not at all, Scoresby: 4.8% Speaks English well or very well, Scoresby: 26.9% Speaks English only, Scoresby: 64.6% Not stated, Baird Ward: 4.6% Speaks English not well or not at all, Baird Ward: 3.3% Speaks English well or very well, Baird Ward: 17.1% Speaks English only, Baird Ward: 75.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Change in Proficiency in English, 2011 to 2016
Change in Proficiency in English, 2011 to 2016 Not stated, Baird Ward: +379 Speaks English not well or not at all, Baird Ward: +190 Speaks English well or very well, Baird Ward: +839 Speaks English only, Baird Ward: -240
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the population in Baird Ward in 2016 compared to Scoresby shows that there was a higher proportion of people who spoke English only, and a lower proportion of people who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.

Overall, 75.1% of people spoke English only, and 3.3% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 64.6% and 4.8% respectively for Scoresby.

Emerging groups

The most significant changes in the proficiency in English of the population in this area between 2011 and 2016 were in those speaking:

  • Speaks English well or very well (+839 persons)
  • Speaks English only (-240 persons)
  • Speaks English not well or not at all (+190 persons)

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