Keilor District
Language used at home
In Keilor District, 25.4271 of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Keilor District'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.
Keilor District'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 | ||||||||
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| Keilor District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | St Albans % | Number | % | St Albans % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 6,084 | 71.2 | 21.6 | 36500 | 5,898 | 68.1 | 27.9 | +186 |
 Non-English total | 2,173 | 25.4 | 68.9 | 36501 | 2,370 | 27.4 | 65.2 | -198 |
| Not stated | 289 | 3.4 | 9.6 | 36502 | 389 | 4.5 | 6.9 | -101 |
| Total Population | 8,546 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,658 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -113 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Keilor District - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | St Albans % | Number | % | St Albans % | 2006 to 2021 | |
| Italian | 664 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 36022 | 890 | 10.3 | 2.2 | -227 |
| Greek | 297 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 36015 | 307 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -11 |
| Croatian | 137 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 36009 | 146 | 1.7 | 4.2 | -10 |
| Arabic | 121 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 36004 | 121 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Vietnamese | 113 | 1.3 | 29.2 | 36037 | 76 | 0.9 | 18.7 | +37 |
| Macedonian | 86 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 36026 | 85 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Cantonese | 72 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 36006 | 89 | 1.0 | 3.4 | -17 |
| Spanish | 60 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 36034 | 33 | 0.4 | 1.7 | +26 |
| Maltese | 59 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 36027 | 75 | 0.9 | 5.7 | -16 |
| Mandarin | 55 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 36007 | 31 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +23 |
| Turkish | 55 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 36036 | 63 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -9 |
| Serbian | 44 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 36032 | 35 | 0.4 | 2.4 | +9 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 35 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 36011 | 35 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Assyrian/Aramaic | 28 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 36048 | 19 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +9 |
| Hindi | 27 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 36016 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +12 |
| Sinhalese | 26 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 36033 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +13 |
| Polish | 22 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 36028 | 62 | 0.7 | 1.4 | -40 |
| German | 21 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36014 | 43 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -23 |
| Ukrainian | 18 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36107 | 26 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -8 |
| Albanian | 17 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 36045 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | +8 |
| French | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36013 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +9 |
| Thai | 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36102 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +15 |
| Bosnian | 12 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 36051 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | +11 |
| Romanian | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36089 | 23 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -13 |
| Portuguese | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36029 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +1 |
| Russian | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36030 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +4 |
| Urdu | 10 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 36108 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +5 |
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Keilor District in 2021 compared to St Albans 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, 71.2% of the population used English only, and 25.4 used a non-English language, compared with 21.6% and 68.9% respectively for St Albans.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Keilor District was Italian, with 7.8% of the population, or 664 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Keilor District and St Albans in 2021 were:
- A larger percentage using Italian at home (7.8% compared to 0.8%)
- A smaller percentage using Vietnamese at home (1.3% compared to 29.2%)
- A smaller percentage using Filipino/Tagalog at home (0.4% compared to 2.6%)
- A smaller percentage using Maltese at home (0.7% compared to 2.7%)
Emerging groups
Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home decreased by 197 or 8.3%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 186 or 3.2%.
The largest change in the languages used by the population in Keilor District between 2006 and 2021 was for those using:
- Italian (-227 persons)