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Cleveland - Avondale

Language used at home

In Cleveland - Avondale, 6.7382 of people used a language other than English at home in 2016.

Cleveland - Avondale'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.

Cleveland - Avondale'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.

Derived from the Census question:

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

Total population

Language used at home - Summary
Cleveland - Avondale - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
Language summaryNumber%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2011 to 2016
Speaks English only
1,47487.968.51,45090.772.5+24
map this data in atlas.idNon-English total1136.725.11187.422.4-6
Not stated
905.46.3301.95.1+60

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Language used at home - Ranked by size
Cleveland - Avondale - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
Language (excludes English)Number%New South Wales %Number%New South Wales %2011 to 2016
map this data in atlas.idGreek171.01.150.31.3+12
map this data in atlas.idMacedonian140.80.4151.00.4-1
map this data in atlas.idItalian100.61.080.51.2+2

Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Language used at home, 2016
Language used at home, 2016 Greek, New South Wales: 1.1% Macedonian, New South Wales: 0.4% Italian, New South Wales: 1.0% Greek, Cleveland - Avondale: 1.0% Macedonian, Cleveland - Avondale: 0.8% Italian, Cleveland - Avondale: 0.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Change in language used at home, 2011 to 2016
Change in language used at home, 2011 to 2016 Greek, Cleveland - Avondale: +12 Macedonian, Cleveland - Avondale: -1 Italian, Cleveland - Avondale: +2
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Cleveland - Avondale in 2016 compared to New South Wales 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, 87.9% of the population used English only, and 6.7 used a non-English language, compared with 68.5% and 25.1% respectively for New South Wales.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Cleveland - Avondale was Greek, with 1.0% of the population, or 17 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Cleveland - Avondale and New South Wales in 2016.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people who used a language other than English at home decreased by 5 or 4.2%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 24 or 1.7%.

There were no major differences in Cleveland - Avondale between 2011 and 2016.

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