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Alexandra Hills

Language used at home

In Alexandra Hills, 8.4% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Alexandra Hills'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.

Alexandra Hills'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
Alexandra Hills - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language summaryNumber%Coochiemudlo Island %Number%Coochiemudlo Island %2006 to 2021
Speaks English only14,54587.990.915,29090.792.0-745
Non-English total1,3838.42.68655.12.4+518
Not stated6143.76.57034.25.6-89
Total Population16,542100.0100.016,858100.0100.0-317
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Alexandra Hills - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Coochiemudlo Island %Number%Coochiemudlo Island %2006 to 2021
Filipino/Tagalog1260.8--540.3--+71
Mandarin870.50.4390.2--+47
Punjabi710.4--90.1--+62
Spanish670.40.9450.3--+21
Afrikaans600.40.4260.2--+34
German530.30.7720.4---20
Greek500.3--250.2--+24
Italian490.3--380.20.6+10
French460.3--340.20.5+12
Polish450.3--640.4---20
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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 Alexandra Hills in 2021 compared to Coochiemudlo Island 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, 87.9% of the population used English only, and 8.4% used a non-English language, compared with 90.9% and 2.6% respectively for Coochiemudlo Island.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Alexandra Hills was Filipino/Tagalog, with 0.8% of the population, or 126 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Alexandra Hills and Coochiemudlo Island in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 518 or 59.9%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 745 or 4.9%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Alexandra Hills between 2006 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Filipino/Tagalog (+71 persons)
  • Punjabi (+62 persons)

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