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Language spoken at home

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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 Korea, Republic of (South)20212016Change
LanguageNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Korean1,03189.384.91,02193.088.2+10
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 Korea, Republic of (South)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Speaks English only917.912.2676.110.3+24
Non-English total1,05090.986.51,03193.989.4+19
Not stated141.21.300.00.3+14
Total people1,155100.0100.01,098100.0100.0+57
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

The dominant language spoken at home by the population born in Korea, Republic of (South), other than English, in the City of Whitehorse was Korean, with 89.3% of the population, or 1,031 people speaking this language at home.

The major difference between the languages spoken at home for the population born in Korea, Republic of (South) in the City of Whitehorse and Greater Melbourne was:

  • A larger percentage speaking Korean at home (89.3% compared to 84.9%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of the population born in Korea, Republic of (South) who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 19 or 1.8%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 24 or 35.8%.

There were no major changes for the population born in Korea, Republic of (South) in City of Whitehorse between 2016 and 2021.

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