Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)

Language spoken at home

In Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) 51% of people speak a language other than English at home.

Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'s language statistics show the proportion of the population who speak 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.

Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'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.

Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person speak a language other than English at home?'

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Language spoken at home - ranked by size
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) 2011 2006 Change
Language (excludes English) Number % City of Manningham Number % City of Manningham 2006 to 2011
Mandarin 2,094 11.2 6.2 1,328 7.3 4.3 +766
Cantonese 1,840 9.8 7.9 1,657 9.1 7.4 +183
Greek 1,830 9.8 7.1 1,881 10.3 7.3 -51
Italian 954 5.1 5.1 1,089 6.0 5.7 -135
Persian/Dari 254 1.4 1.1 200 1.1 0.8 +54
Korean 247 1.3 0.7 181 1.0 0.5 +66
Arabic 242 1.3 1.6 299 1.6 1.6 -57
Vietnamese 174 0.9 0.6 152 0.8 0.5 +21
Hindi 134 0.7 0.5 94 0.5 0.4 +40
Macedonian 117 0.6 0.5 116 0.6 0.6 +1
Chinese, nfd 105 0.6 0.3 45 0.3 0.2 +60
Punjabi 98 0.5 0.3 27 0.1 0.2 +71
German 88 0.5 0.4 84 0.5 0.5 +4
Croatian 83 0.4 0.4 137 0.8 0.5 -54
Min Nan (incl.Hokkien) 82 0.4 0.4 82 0.5 0.3 0
Turkish 79 0.4 0.3 71 0.4 0.3 +8
Indonesian 77 0.4 0.3 66 0.4 0.2 +11
Spanish 71 0.4 0.3 50 0.3 0.3 +22
Japanese 70 0.4 0.2 44 0.2 0.1 +26
Tamil 69 0.4 0.3 43 0.2 0.3 +25
Serbian 65 0.3 0.2 66 0.4 0.2 -1
Sinhalese 65 0.3 0.3 58 0.3 0.2 +7
Filipino/Tagalog 63 0.3 0.2 32 0.2 0.2 +31
Hungarian 43 0.2 0.1 41 0.2 0.2 +2
Polish 42 0.2 0.2 52 0.3 0.2 -10
Urdu 33 0.2 0.2 13 0.1 0.2 +20
French 30 0.2 0.2 27 0.2 0.1 +3
Dutch 30 0.2 0.1 30 0.2 0.1 0
Malayalam 27 0.1 0.1 16 0.1 0.1 +11
Wu 24 0.1 0.1 19 0.1 0.1 +5
Ukrainian 22 0.1 0.0 9 0.0 0.1 +14
Afrikaans 22 0.1 0.3 13 0.1 0.2 +9
Hebrew 21 0.1 0.0 31 0.2 0.1 -10
Russian 21 0.1 0.1 25 0.1 0.1 -4
Non-verbal so described 20 0.1 0.1 30 0.2 0.1 -9
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Excludes languages with fewer than 20 people speaking them at home, or less than 0.1% of the total population.

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Language - summary
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) 2011 2006 Change
Language summary Number % City of Manningham Number % City of Manningham 2006 to 2011
Speaks English only 8,605 45.8 58.3 8,989 49.3 60.7 -385
Non-English total 9,584 51.1 38.8 8,441 46.3 35.7 +1,143
Not stated 580 3.1 2.9 803 4.4 3.6 -223
Total Population 18,770 100.0 100.0 18,234 100.0 100.0 +536

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

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Language spoken at home, 2011
Language spoken at home, 2011 Mandarin, City of Manningham: 6.2% Cantonese, City of Manningham: 7.9% Greek, City of Manningham: 7.1% Italian, City of Manningham: 5.1% Persian/Dari, City of Manningham: 1.1% Korean, City of Manningham: 0.7% Arabic, City of Manningham: 1.6% Vietnamese, City of Manningham: 0.6% Hindi, City of Manningham: 0.5% Macedonian, City of Manningham: 0.5% Mandarin, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): 11.2% Cantonese, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): 9.8% Greek, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): 9.8% Italian, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): 5.1% Persian/Dari, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): 1.4% Korean, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): 1.3% Arabic, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): 1.3% Vietnamese, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): 0.9% Hindi, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): 0.7% Macedonian, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): 0.6% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Usual residence data)
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Change in language spoken at home, 2006 to 2011
Change in language spoken at home, 2006 to 2011 Mandarin, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): +766 Cantonese, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): +183 Greek, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): -51 Italian, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): -135 Persian/Dari, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): +54 Korean, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): +66 Arabic, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): -57 Vietnamese, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): +21 Hindi, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): +40 Macedonian, Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill): +1 ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population of Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) in 2011 compared to City of Manningham shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who spoke English only, and a larger proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 45.8% of the population spoke English only, and 51.1% spoke a non-English language, compared with 58.3% and 38.8% respectively for City of Manningham.

The dominant language spoken at home, other than English, in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) was Mandarin, with 11.2% of the population, or 2,094 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population of Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) and City of Manningham in 2011 were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Mandarin at home (11.2% compared to 6.2%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Greek at home (9.8% compared to 7.1%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Cantonese at home (9.8% compared to 7.9%)

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2011, the number of people who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 1,143 or 13.5%, and the number of people who spoke English only decreased by 384 or 4.3%.

The largest changes in the spoken languages of the population in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) between 2006 and 2011 were for those speaking:

  • Mandarin (+766 persons)
  • Cantonese (+183 persons)
  • Italian (-135 persons)
  • Punjabi (+71 persons)