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Annangrove - Nelson - Maraylya

Language used at home

In Annangrove - Nelson - Maraylya, 9.9% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Annangrove - Nelson - Maraylya'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.

Annangrove - Nelson - Maraylya'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
Annangrove - Nelson - Maraylya - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Language summaryNumber%East Ward %Number%East Ward %2011 to 2021
Speaks English only2,06687.554.41,91087.367.6+156
Non-English total2359.943.11989.129.9+37
Not stated612.62.6793.62.5-18
Total Population2,362100.0100.02,187100.0100.0+175
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Annangrove - Nelson - Maraylya - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Language (excludes English)Number%East Ward %Number%East Ward %2011 to 2021
Maltese421.80.0170.80.1+25
Italian311.30.6462.10.9-15
Arabic281.21.8160.71.6+12
Mandarin261.111.7180.84.5+8
Croatian251.10.260.30.4+19
Punjabi100.40.730.10.3+7

Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Annangrove - Nelson - Maraylya in 2021 compared to East Ward shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 87.5% of the population used English only, and 9.9% used a non-English language, compared with 54.4% and 43.1% respectively for East Ward.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Annangrove - Nelson - Maraylya was Maltese, with 1.8% of the population, or 42 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Annangrove - Nelson - Maraylya and East Ward in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Maltese at home (1.8% compared to 0.0%)
  • A smaller percentage using Mandarin at home (1.1% compared to 11.7%)

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 37 or 18.7%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 156 or 8.2%.

There were no major differences in Annangrove - Nelson - Maraylya between 2011 and 2021.

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