Macedon Ranges Shire
Age groups - Language spoken at home
In 2021, 5.3% of people aged 35 to 54 years in the Macedon Ranges Shire spoke a language other than English at home.
The Macedon Ranges Shire's language statistics show the proportion of the population in the selected age group who speak a language at home other than English, and the main languages spoken. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language at different ages.
The Macedon Ranges Shire's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth as different cultural groups are better analysed through the different topics. For major language groups, Community of Interest profiles are available for that specific language by a range of characteristics.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
People aged 35 to 54 years
| Language spoken at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Macedon Ranges Shire - 35 to 54 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language | Number | % | Regional VIC | Number | % | Regional VIC | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Italian | 68 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 143 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -75 | 30108 |
| Mandarin | 49 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 27 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +22 | 30144 |
| Spanish | 48 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 32 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +16 | 30227 |
| French | 45 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +24 | 30070 |
| German | 39 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 54 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -15 | 30077 |
| Greek | 38 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 54 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -16 | 30080 |
| Dutch | 35 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1 | 30056 |
| Afrikaans | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +21 | 30005 |
| Maltese | 26 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 38 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -12 | 30142 |
| Thai | 24 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +18 | 30239 |
| Croatian | 22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +6 | 30045 |
| Tagalog | 21 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +18 | 30232 |
| Japanese | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +9 | 30109 |
| Turkish | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +8 | 30253 |
| Vietnamese | 18 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +12 | 30260 |
| Punjabi | 17 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -- | 0.0 | 0.1 | -- | 30198 |
| Filipino | 17 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +14 | 30066 |
| Hindi | 16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +5 | 30088 |
| Polish | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 | 30195 |
| Arabic | 14 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +8 | 30011 |
| Cantonese | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +3 | 30035 |
| Macedonian | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +5 | 30137 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes languages with fewer than 10 people speaking them at home.
| Language spoken at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| Macedon Ranges Shire - 35 to 54 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Regional VIC | Number | % | Regional VIC | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 13,074 | 90.1 | 84.9 | 12,064 | 92.1 | 90.6 | +1,010 | 60500 |
| Non-English total | 771 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 623 | 4.8 | 5.4 | +148 | 60510 |
| Not stated | 672 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 413 | 3.2 | 4.0 | +259 | 60520 |
| Total people | 14,517 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,100 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,417 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the language spoken at home by people aged 35 to 54 years in the Macedon Ranges Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a larger proportion of people who spoke English only, and a smaller proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 90.1% of people aged 35 to 54 years spoke English only, and 5.3% spoke a non-English language, compared with 84.9% and 8.7% respectively for Regional VIC.
Other than English, the dominant language spoken at home by people aged 35 to 54 years in the Macedon Ranges Shire was Italian, with 0.5% of the population, or 68 people speaking this language at home.
There were no major differences between Macedon Ranges Shire and Regional VIC in 2021.
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people aged 35 to 54 years who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 148 or 23.8%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 1,010 or 8.4%.
The largest change in the spoken languages of people aged 35 to 54 years in the Macedon Ranges Shire between 2011 and 2021 was for those speaking:
- Italian (-75 persons)