Capel Sound
Language used at home
In Capel Sound, 6.9688 of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Capel Sound'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.
Capel Sound'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
| Language used at home - Summary | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capel Sound - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat % | Number | % | Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 4,457 | 84.9 | 89.8 | 36500 | 3,952 | 86.4 | 89.9 | +505 |
 Non-English total | 366 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 36501 | 259 | 5.7 | 3.4 | +107 |
| Not stated | 429 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 36502 | 365 | 8.0 | 6.7 | +64 |
| Total Population | 5,252 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,576 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +676 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Capel Sound - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat % | Number | % | Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat % | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Italian | 103 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 36022 | 80 | 1.7 | 0.4 | +23 |
| Greek | 49 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 36015 | 20 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +29 |
| Malayalam | 26 | 0.5 | -- | 36077 | 12 | 0.3 | -- | +14 |
| Spanish | 16 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 36034 | 7 | 0.2 | -- | +9 |
| Mandarin | 16 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36007 | 3 | 0.1 | -- | +13 |
| Croatian | 15 | 0.3 | -- | 36009 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Dutch | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36010 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 12 | 0.2 | -- | 36011 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +6 |
| Vietnamese | 11 | 0.2 | -- | 36037 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +11 |
Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Capel Sound in 2021 compared to Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat 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, 84.9% of the population used English only, and 7.0 used a non-English language, compared with 89.8% and 3.6% respectively for Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Capel Sound was Italian, with 2.0% of the population, or 103 people using this language at home.
The major difference between the languages used at home for the population of Capel Sound and Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat in 2021 was:
- A larger percentage using Italian at home (2.0% compared to 0.4%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 107 or 41.3%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 505 or 12.8%.
There were no major differences in Capel Sound between 2011 and 2021.