Peregian Springs
Language used at home
In Peregian Springs, 5.5169 of people used a language other than English at home in 2016.
Peregian Springs'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.
Peregian Springs'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Peregian Springs in 2016 compared to Yandina - Yandina Creek and District 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, 86.9% of the population used English only, and 5.5 used a non-English language, compared with 90.5% and 3.8% respectively for Yandina - Yandina Creek and District.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Peregian Springs was German, with 0.7% of the population, or 52 people using this language at home.
There were no major differences between Peregian Springs and Yandina - Yandina Creek and District in 2016.
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 248 or 159.0%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 2,720 or 74.6%.
There were no major differences in Peregian Springs between 2011 and 2016.