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In 2021, 82.2% of the population born in India in the City of Whitehorse, spoke a language other than English at home.

The City of Whitehorse's language statistics show the proportion of the overseas-born population who speak a language at home other than English. They indicate how linguistically diverse a population is, and whether most migrants are from English speaking countries or non-English speaking countries. This topic also shows those languages spoken specifically by the first-generation migrants (those born overseas) so as to separate them from those born in Australia who speak another language.

Some countries, such as India, have a variety of languages spoken there, so the language spoken can indicate the region of the country of origin. Languages such as Arabic and Spanish are spoken in a range of different countries.

The City of Whitehorse's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language spoken at home - Ranked by size
City of Whitehorse - born in India20212016Change
LanguageNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Hindi1,76026.619.11,40628.522.0+354
Punjabi81312.329.774215.025.7+71
Gujarati6299.57.04719.56.9+158
Telugu5298.08.32675.46.8+262
Malayalam4647.06.62905.97.0+174
Tamil4306.55.62675.45.8+163
Marathi2794.22.41503.02.0+129
Kannada1672.51.91192.41.8+48
Bengali1342.01.01082.20.9+26
Urdu791.22.3390.81.7+40
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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

Excludes languages with fewer than 10 people speaking them at home.

Language spoken at home - Summary
City of Whitehorse - born in India20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Speaks English only1,11916.913.588117.816.3+238
Non-English total5,44682.285.84,02981.683.3+1,417
Not stated600.90.7290.60.5+31
Total people6,625100.0100.04,939100.0100.0+1,686
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

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population born in India in the City of Whitehorse in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a larger proportion of people who spoke English only, and a smaller proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 16.9% of the population born in India spoke English only, and 82.2%% spoke a non-English language, compared with 13.5% and 85.8% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The dominant language spoken at home by the population born in India, other than English, in the City of Whitehorse was Hindi, with 26.6% of the population, or 1,760 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population born in India in the City of Whitehorse and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Hindi at home (26.6% compared to 19.1%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Gujarati at home (9.5% compared to 7.0%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Marathi at home (4.2% compared to 2.4%)
  • A smaller percentage speaking Punjabi at home (12.3% compared to 29.7%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of the population born in India who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 1,417 or 35.2%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 238 or 27.0%.

The largest changes in the spoken languages of the population in the City of Whitehorse between 2016 and 2021 were for those speaking:

  • Hindi (+354 persons)
  • Telugu (+262 persons)
  • Malayalam (+174 persons)
  • Tamil (+163 persons)

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