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Language spoken at home

In 2021, 39.5% of children aged 0 to 4 years in Willoughby City Council spoke a language other than English at home.

Willoughby City Council's language statistics show the proportion of the population in the selected age group who speak a language at home other than English, and the main languages spoken. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language at different ages.

Willoughby City Council's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth as different cultural groups are better analysed through the different topics. For major language groups, Community of Interest profiles are available for that specific language by a range of characteristics.

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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
Willoughby City Council - 0 to 4 years20212016Change
LanguageNumber%Willoughby City - Total populationNumber%Willoughby City - Total population2016 to 2021
Mandarin53413.512.961612.612.1-82
Cantonese2065.27.82124.37.4-6
Japanese1112.82.41503.12.4-39
Non-verbal, so described992.50.11593.20.2-60
Korean581.52.31392.83.3-81
Hindi571.41.4440.91.1+13
Armenian421.11.0100.21.1+32
Spanish330.80.8420.90.7-9
German260.70.3220.40.4+4
Nepali250.60.6240.50.5+1
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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
Willoughby City Council - 0 to 4 years20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Willoughby City - Total populationNumber%Willoughby City - Total population2016 to 2021
Speaks English only2,23256.655.52,83457.855.0-602
Non-English total1,56039.541.01,82037.140.2-260
Not stated1533.93.42475.04.8-94
Total people3,945100.0100.04,901100.0100.0-956
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 children aged 0 to 4 years in Willoughby City Council in 2021 compared to the total population in Willoughby City Council 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, 56.6% of children aged 0 to 4 years spoke English only, and 39.5% of% spoke a non-English language, compared with 55.5% and 41.0% respectively for the total population in Willoughby City Council.

Other than English, the dominant language spoken at home by children aged 0 to 4 years in Willoughby City Council was Mandarin, with 13.5% of the population, or 534 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for children aged 0 to 4 years of Willoughby City and the total population in Willoughby City Council in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Non-verbal, so described at home (2.5% compared to 0.1%)
  • A smaller percentage speaking Cantonese at home (5.2% compared to 7.8%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of children aged 0 to 4 years who spoke a language other than English at home decreased by 260 or 14.3%, and the number of people who spoke English only decreased by 602 or 21.2%.

The largest changes in the spoken languages of children aged 0 to 4 years in Willoughby City between 2016 and 2021 were for those speaking:

  • Mandarin (-82 persons)
  • Korean (-81 persons)
  • Non-verbal, so described (-60 persons)

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