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Davoren Park - Elizabeth West

Language used at home

In Davoren Park - Elizabeth West, 15.8% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Davoren Park - Elizabeth West'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.

Davoren Park - Elizabeth West'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
Davoren Park - Elizabeth West - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only4,88276.478.95,20480.180.9-322
Non-English total1,01215.815.269210.612.4+320
Not stated4997.85.96039.36.8-104
Total Population6,393100.0100.06,499100.0100.0-106
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
Davoren Park - Elizabeth West - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%City of Playford %Number%City of Playford %2016 to 2021
Hazaraghi 851.31.2550.80.6+30
Kirundi (Rundi)691.10.6--------
Indonesian681.10.1360.60.1+32
Rohingya651.00.1--------
Swahili611.00.8420.60.5+19
Vietnamese611.00.9420.60.9+19
Khmer520.80.5360.60.5+16
Dari450.70.4110.20.5+34
Filipino/Tagalog410.60.6240.40.5+17
Dinka370.60.8590.90.9-22
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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 Davoren Park - Elizabeth West in 2021 compared to the City of Playford 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, 76.4% of the population used English only, and 15.8% used a non-English language, compared with 78.9% and 15.2% respectively for the City of Playford.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Davoren Park - Elizabeth West was Hazaraghi , with 1.3% of the population, or 85 people using this language at home.

The major difference between the languages used at home for the population of Davoren Park - Elizabeth West and the City of Playford in 2021 was:

  • A smaller percentage using Nepali at home (0.3% compared to 1.4%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 320 or 46.2%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 322 or 6.2%.

There were no major differences in Davoren Park - Elizabeth West between 2016 and 2021.

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