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Beaumont Hills

Language used at home

In Beaumont Hills, 38.9% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Beaumont 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.

Beaumont 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
Beaumont Hills - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%The Hills Shire %Number%The Hills Shire %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only5,39059.658.65,84564.765.2-455
Non-English total3,51738.938.82,91432.331.8+603
Not stated1341.52.72683.02.9-134
Total Population9,041100.0100.09,027100.0100.0+13
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Language used at home - Ranked by size
Beaumont Hills - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%The Hills Shire %Number%The Hills Shire %2016 to 2021
Mandarin6587.38.23403.86.4+318
Filipino/Tagalog2612.91.43223.61.2-61
Hindi2612.92.82262.51.9+34
Cantonese2092.33.41822.03.4+26
Arabic1922.12.01641.81.7+27
Persian1822.01.91681.91.3+13
Punjabi1311.41.61301.40.80
Korean1271.42.1720.82.0+54
Urdu1091.21.21161.30.6-8
Tamil1071.21.5740.81.1+32
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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 Beaumont Hills in 2021 compared to The Hills Shire shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a similar proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 59.6% of the population used English only, and 38.9% used a non-English language, compared with 58.6% and 38.8% respectively for The Hills Shire.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Beaumont Hills was Mandarin, with 7.3% of the population, or 658 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Beaumont Hills and The Hills Shire in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Filipino/Tagalog at home (2.9% compared to 1.4%)
  • A smaller percentage using Cantonese at home (2.3% compared to 3.4%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 603 or 20.7%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 455 or 7.8%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Beaumont Hills between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Mandarin (+318 persons)
  • Filipino/Tagalog (-61 persons)
  • Korean (+54 persons)

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