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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 55.6% of recent overseas arrivals in 2021, spoke a language other than English at home.
City of Port Phillip's language statistics show the proportion of the population who speak a language at home other than English. For recent arrivals, this is a good indicator of translation services which might be required, as recent arrivals may be less likely to have good English skills. They represent the languages which have increased in prevalence in just the last few years in City of Port Phillip compared to Greater Melbourne.
City of Port Phillip'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.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
| Language spoken at home - Ranked by size | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Port Phillip - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Language | Number | % | Greater Melbourne |
| Spanish | 1,010 | 11.2 | 2.7 |
| Mandarin | 513 | 5.7 | 14.7 |
| Hindi | 339 | 3.8 | 5.6 |
| Portuguese | 330 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| French | 232 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| Nepali | 166 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| Italian | 159 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| German | 149 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Gujarati | 118 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Filipino | 93 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
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| Language spoken at home - Summary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Port Phillip - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Language summary | Number | % | Greater Melbourne |
| Speaks English only | 3,940 | 43.8 | 16.5 |
| Non-English total | 4,999 | 55.6 | 82.3 |
| Not stated | 55 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Total people | 8,994 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the language spoken at home by recent overseas arrivals in City of Port Phillip in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a larger proportion of people who spoke English only, and a smaller proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 43.8% of recent overseas arrivals spoke English only, and 55.6% spoke a non-English language, compared with 16.5% and 82.3% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The dominant language spoken at home by recent overseas arrivals, other than English, in City of Port Phillip was Spanish, with 11.2% of the population, or 1,010 people speaking this language at home.
The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the recent overseas arriving population of the City of Port Phillip and Greater Melbourne in 2021 were:
- A larger percentage speaking Spanish at home (11.2% compared to 2.7%)
- A larger percentage speaking Portuguese at home (3.7% compared to 0.7%)
- A smaller percentage speaking Mandarin at home (5.7% compared to 14.7%)
- A smaller percentage speaking Punjabi at home (0.8% compared to 7.8%)
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