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City of Maroondah

Language used at home

In the City of Maroondah, 19.8% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

The City of Maroondah'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.

The City of Maroondah'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
City of Maroondah - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Language summaryNumber%Croydon North %Number%Croydon North %2011 to 2021
Speaks English only88,42676.983.987,77084.589.8+656
Non-English total22,75319.813.613,07212.68.1+9,681
Not stated3,8643.42.52,9952.92.1+869
Total Population115,043100.0100.0103,837100.0100.0+11,206
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
City of Maroondah - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Croydon North %Number%Croydon North %2011 to 2021
Mandarin5,4554.73.81,5681.50.8+3,887
Cantonese1,9061.70.99911.00.8+915
Chin Haka1,0670.90.22450.20.1+822
Persian8170.70.52510.20.1+566
Hindi8080.70.34110.40.2+397
Italian6830.60.69340.91.1-251
Punjabi6040.50.34310.40.1+173
Greek6030.50.45840.60.2+19
Spanish5570.50.44250.40.3+132
Vietnamese5550.50.24380.40.1+117
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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 the City of Maroondah in 2021 compared to Croydon North shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 76.9% of the population used English only, and 19.8% used a non-English language, compared with 83.9% and 13.6% respectively for Croydon North.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in the City of Maroondah was Mandarin, with 4.7% of the population, or 5,455 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between City of Maroondah and Croydon North in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 9,681 or 74.1%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 656 or 0.7%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in the City of Maroondah between 2011 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Mandarin (+3,887 persons)
  • Cantonese (+915 persons)
  • Chin Haka (+822 persons)
  • Persian (+566 persons)

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