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Aldinga Beach

Language used at home

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In Aldinga Beach, 4.1% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Aldinga Beach'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.

Aldinga Beach'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
Aldinga Beach - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Seaford %Number%Seaford %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only9,75191.491.89,41989.289.3+332
Non-English total4354.14.73433.24.9+92
Not stated4814.53.58027.65.8-321
Total Population10,667100.0100.010,564100.0100.0+103
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
Aldinga Beach - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Seaford %Number%Seaford %2016 to 2021
German480.50.6370.40.5+11
Italian400.40.2380.40.4+2
Spanish300.30.4200.20.5+10
Mandarin250.20.3150.10.2+10
Greek230.20.2190.20.2+4
Afrikaans230.20.2170.20.3+6
Australian Indigenous Languages190.2--0----+19
Filipino/Tagalog180.20.3110.10.1+7
French180.20.1160.20.2+2
Japanese150.10.260.1--+9
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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 Aldinga Beach in 2021 compared to Seaford shows that there was a similar 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, 91.4% of the population used English only, and 4.1% used a non-English language, compared with 91.8% and 4.7% respectively for Seaford.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Aldinga Beach was German, with 0.5% of the population, or 48 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Aldinga Beach and Seaford in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 92 or 26.8%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 332 or 3.5%.

There were no major differences in Aldinga Beach between 2016 and 2021.

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