Canada Bay City
Proficiency in English
4,243 people in Canada Bay City who speak another language report difficulty with speaking English.
Proficiency in English measures the self-assessed proficiency in spoken English of people who speak a language other than English at home. The data, when viewed with other ethnic and cultural indicators, such as Ancestry, Country of Birth, Language Spoken at Home and Religion, reflects Canada Bay City's ethnic composition and how long the overseas born have been in Australia. This helps service providers determine whether they need to communicate with the local population in languages other than English.
Derived from the Census question:
'How well does the person speak English?'
Total population
| Proficiency in English | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Bay City | 2011 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| English proficiency | Number | % | SSROC region | Number | % | SSROC region | 2006 to 2011 | |
| Speaks English only | 44,184 | 58.3 | 56.3 | 4001 | 40,580 | 61.7 | 56.7 | +3,604 |
| Speaks another language, and English well or very well | 22,827 | 30.1 | 30.2 | 4002 | 17,007 | 25.9 | 27.5 | +5,820 |
| Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all | 4,243 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 4003 | 3,448 | 5.2 | 6.5 | +795 |
| Not Stated | 4,509 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 4005 | 4,709 | 7.2 | 9.3 | -200 |
| Total population | 75,763 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 65,744 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +10,019 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
(Usual residence data)
Dominant groups
Analysis of the proficiency in English data for Canada Bay City in 2011 compared to the SSROC region shows that there was a higher proportion of persons who spoke English only, and a lower proportion of persons who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.
Overall, 58.3% of persons spoke English only, and 5.6% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 56.3% and 6.7% respectively for the SSROC region.
Emerging groups
The most significant changes in the proficiency in English of the population in this area between 2006 and 2011 were in those speaking:
- Speaks another language, and English well or very well (+5,820 persons)
- Speaks English only (+3,604 persons)
- Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all (+795 persons)