Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers
Proficiency in English
In Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers in 2021, 7 people 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 Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'How well does the person speak English?'
Total population
| Proficiency in English | ||||||||
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| Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| English proficiency | Number | % | Tyabb Structure Plan % | Number | % | Tyabb Structure Plan % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 4,557 | 91.3 | 93.9 | 4001 | 3,573 | 91.7 | 94.1 | +984 |
| Speaks English well or very well | 133 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 4002 | 88 | 2.3 | 1.8 | +44 |
| Speaks English not well or not at all | 7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4003 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -2 |
| Not stated | 293 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 4005 | 227 | 5.8 | 4.1 | +66 |
| Total population | 4,990 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,898 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,091 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the population in Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers in 2021 compared to Tyabb Structure Plan shows that there was a lower proportion of people who spoke English only, and a similar proportion of people who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.
Overall, 91.3% of people spoke English only, and 0.1% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 93.9% and 0.2% respectively for Tyabb Structure Plan.
Emerging groups
The most significant change in the proficiency in English of the population in this area between 2006 and 2021 was in those speaking:
- Speaks English only (+984 persons)