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Mount Waverley

Language used at home

In Mount Waverley, 49.7% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Mount Waverley'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.

Mount Waverley'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
Mount Waverley - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Monash %Number%City of Monash %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only16,60847.043.917,44551.945.4-837
Non-English total17,57849.752.014,76343.950.1+2,815
Not stated1,1543.34.11,4034.24.5-249
Total Population35,340100.0100.033,611100.0100.0+1,729
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
Mount Waverley - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%City of Monash %Number%City of Monash %2016 to 2021
Mandarin5,86216.615.24,54113.514.7+1,321
Greek1,6844.85.41,7045.15.7-20
Cantonese1,6674.74.61,4834.44.8+184
Sinhalese1,1903.42.91,0703.22.5+120
Hindi8132.32.24451.31.7+368
Tamil5361.51.74101.21.5+126
Korean5151.51.25451.61.3-30
Vietnamese4991.41.83991.21.6+100
Italian3961.11.64861.42.1-90
Punjabi2740.81.01420.40.8+132
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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 Mount Waverley 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, 47.0% of the population used English only, and 49.7% 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 Mount Waverley was Mandarin, with 16.6% of the population, or 5,862 people using this language at home.

The major difference between the languages used at home for the population of Mount Waverley and the City of Monash in 2021 was:

  • A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (16.6% compared to 15.2%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 2,815 or 19.1%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 837 or 4.8%.

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

  • Mandarin (+1,321 persons)
  • Hindi (+368 persons)
  • Cantonese (+184 persons)
  • Punjabi (+132 persons)

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