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Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)

Proficiency in English

In Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) in 2021, 1,640 females 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 Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill)'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'How well does the person speak English?'

Proficiency in English
Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) - Total females (Usual residence)20212011Change
English proficiencyNumber%Warrandyte - Warrandyte South %Number%Warrandyte - Warrandyte South %2011 to 2021
Speaks English only4,80937.084.34,42145.487.1+387
Speaks English well or very well6,11347.012.24,05041.610.2+2,063
Speaks English not well or not at all1,64012.61.39449.70.6+695
Not stated4313.32.33223.32.1+109
Total population12,993100.0100.09,739100.0100.0+3,254
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the female population in Doncaster (inc. Doncaster Hill) in 2021 compared to Warrandyte - Warrandyte South shows that there was a lower proportion of females who spoke English only, and a higher proportion of females who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.

Overall, 37.0% of females spoke English only, and 12.6% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 84.3% and 1.3% respectively for Warrandyte - Warrandyte South.

Emerging groups

The most significant changes in the proficiency in English of the female population in this area between 2011 and 2021 were in those speaking:

  • Speaks English well or very well (+2,063 females)
  • Speaks English not well or not at all (+695 females)
  • Speaks English only (+387 females)

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