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Recent arrivals - Language spoken at home

In 2016, 83.8% of recent overseas arrivals in 2016, spoke a language other than English at home.

Bayside Council area's language statistics show the proportion of the population who speak a language at home other than English. For recent arrivals, this is a good indicator of translation services which might be required, as recent arrivals may be less likely to have good English skills. They represent the languages which have increased in prevalence in just the last few years in Bayside Council area compared to [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel].

Bayside Council area'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.

Derived from the Census question:

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

People born overseas and arriving in Australia between 2016 and 10 Aug 2021

Language spoken at home - Ranked by size
Bayside Council area - Recent arrivals2016
LanguageNumber%[Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]
Nepali2,80013.81.2
Mandarin2,71113.45.0
Spanish1,6538.21.2
Portuguese1,5287.60.5
Mongolian1,1585.70.1
Indonesian1,0025.00.6
Bengali5692.80.7
Cantonese5162.52.8
Arabic4902.44.2
Vietnamese4642.32.2
Hindi4622.31.5
Filipino3711.80.5
Tagalog3601.80.9
Thai2721.30.4
Urdu1931.00.8
Southeast Asian Austronesian Languages, nfd1430.70.0
Russian1360.70.4
Tamil1240.60.7
Malayalam1170.60.3
Italian1130.61.0
Telugu1120.60.4
French1100.50.4
Greek990.51.4
Korean940.51.1
Japanese850.40.3
Marathi820.40.2
Polish810.40.2
Persian (excluding Dari)750.40.5
Malay690.30.1
Macedonian610.30.4
Punjabi580.30.8
Chinese, nfd570.30.1
Gujarati560.30.5
Serbian440.20.4
Turkish380.20.4
Min Nan370.20.1
German360.20.3
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic360.20.5
Kannada320.20.1
Sinhalese310.20.2
Afrikaans290.10.1
Khmer270.10.2
Czech250.10.1
Slovak230.10.0
Burmese210.10.1
Fijian200.10.1
Lithuanian190.10.0
Bulgarian170.10.0
Irish140.10.0
Ukrainian120.10.0
Swedish120.10.1
Welsh110.10.0
Yoruba110.10.0
Croatian100.00.3
Hungarian100.00.1
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

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

Language spoken at home - Summary
Bayside Council area - Recent arrivals2016
Language summaryNumber%[Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]
Speaks English only2,91714.457.2
Non-English total16,96983.837.4
Not stated3521.75.4

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Language spoken at home, 2016
Language spoken at home, 2016 Nepali, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 1.2% Mandarin, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 5.0% Spanish, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 1.2% Portuguese, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.5% Mongolian, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.1% Indonesian, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.6% Bengali, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.7% Cantonese, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 2.8% Arabic, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 4.2% Vietnamese, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 2.2% Nepali, Bayside Council area: 13.8% Mandarin, Bayside Council area: 13.4% Spanish, Bayside Council area: 8.2% Portuguese, Bayside Council area: 7.6% Mongolian, Bayside Council area: 5.7% Indonesian, Bayside Council area: 5.0% Bengali, Bayside Council area: 2.8% Cantonese, Bayside Council area: 2.5% Arabic, Bayside Council area: 2.4% Vietnamese, Bayside Council area: 2.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language spoken at home by recent overseas arrivals in Bayside Council area in 2016 compared to [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel] shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who spoke English only, and a larger proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 14.4% of recent overseas arrivals spoke English only, and 83.8% spoke a non-English language, compared with 57.2% and 37.4% respectively for [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel].

The dominant language spoken at home by recent overseas arrivals, other than English, in Bayside Council area was Nepali, with 13.8% of the population, or 2,800 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the recent overseas arriving population of Bayside Council area and [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel] in 2016 were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Nepali at home (13.8% compared to 1.2%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Mandarin at home (13.4% compared to 5.0%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Portuguese at home (7.6% compared to 0.5%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Spanish at home (8.2% compared to 1.2%)

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