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Curl Curl Ward

Language used at home

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In Curl Curl Ward, 23.8% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Curl Curl Ward'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.

Curl Curl Ward'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
Curl Curl Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Language summaryNumber%Terrey Hills PCA %Number%Terrey Hills PCA %2001 to 2021
Speaks English only41,83472.388.134,01077.390.5+7,823
Non-English total13,74923.89.47,63717.45.8+6,111
Not stated2,2753.92.62,3425.33.7-68
Total Population57,858100.0100.043,990100.0100.0+13,867
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Curl Curl Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Terrey Hills PCA %Number%Terrey Hills PCA %2001 to 2021
Portuguese1,5812.70.31050.2--+1,476
Italian1,1772.01.11,6603.81.4-483
Spanish1,0271.80.22760.60.1+750
Mandarin9121.61.15101.20.5+401
Nepali7801.3--30.0--+777
Tibetan6861.2----------
Filipino/Tagalog6261.1--3170.70.1+308
Serbian5120.90.35901.30.1-78
French5100.90.41730.40.1+337
German4910.81.31770.40.8+313
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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 Curl Curl Ward in 2021 compared to Terrey Hills PCA 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, 72.3% of the population used English only, and 23.8% used a non-English language, compared with 88.1% and 9.4% respectively for Terrey Hills PCA.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Curl Curl Ward was Portuguese, with 2.7% of the population, or 1,581 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Curl Curl Ward and Terrey Hills PCA in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Portuguese at home (2.7% compared to 0.3%)
  • A larger percentage using Spanish at home (1.8% compared to 0.2%)
  • A larger percentage using Nepali at home (1.3% compared to 0.0%)
  • A larger percentage using Tibetan at home (1.2% compared to 0.0%)

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 6,112 or 80.0%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 7,824 or 23.0%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Curl Curl Ward between 2001 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Portuguese (+1,476 persons)
  • Nepali (+777 persons)
  • Spanish (+750 persons)
  • Italian (-483 persons)

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