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Wheelers Hill

Language used at home

In Wheelers Hill, 46.0% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Wheelers Hill'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.

Wheelers 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.

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
Wheelers Hill - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Monash %Number%City of Monash %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only10,27649.843.910,50353.245.4-227
Non-English total9,49846.052.08,56843.450.1+930
Not stated8784.34.16783.44.5+200
Total Population20,652100.0100.019,749100.0100.0+903
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Wheelers Hill - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%City of Monash %Number%City of Monash %2016 to 2021
Mandarin3,19015.415.22,35011.914.7+840
Cantonese9694.74.61,0075.14.8-38
Greek9234.55.49664.95.7-43
Italian5002.41.65873.02.1-87
Sinhalese4412.12.92761.42.5+165
Tamil2761.31.72731.41.5+3
Hindi2661.32.21981.01.7+68
Vietnamese2251.11.82181.11.6+7
Armenian2081.00.32321.20.3-24
Arabic1790.90.71830.90.7-4
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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 Wheelers Hill in 2021 compared to the City of Monash shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 49.8% of the population used English only, and 46.0% used a non-English language, compared with 43.9% and 52.0% respectively for the City of Monash.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Wheelers Hill was Mandarin, with 15.4% of the population, or 3,190 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Wheelers Hill and City of Monash in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 930 or 10.9%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 227 or 2.2%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Wheelers Hill between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Mandarin (+840 persons)
  • Sinhalese (+165 persons)
  • Italian (-87 persons)
  • Hindi (+68 persons)

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