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Camden Ward

Language used at home

In Camden Ward, 24.3% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Camden Ward'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.

Camden Ward'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.

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Derived from the Census question:

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

Language used at home - Summary
Camden Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Glen Huntly %Number%Glen Huntly %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only33,77471.753.830,90369.044.3+2,871
Non-English total11,44824.341.811,40625.550.7+42
Not stated1,8734.04.52,4975.65.0-624
Total Population47,095100.0100.044,806100.0100.0+2,289
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
Language used at home - Ranked by size
Camden Ward - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Glen Huntly %Number%Glen Huntly %2016 to 2021
Hebrew1,6153.41.31,6063.61.5+9
Mandarin1,5033.24.81,3933.19.2+110
Russian1,1902.53.81,3062.94.0-116
Greek9081.91.59762.21.9-68
Yiddish7411.60.27551.70.1-14
French6241.30.55481.20.6+76
Spanish4601.01.13150.70.6+145
Italian3580.80.84030.90.9-45
Japanese3490.70.82650.60.5+84
Cantonese3390.71.53300.72.1+9
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Camden Ward in 2021 compared to Glen Huntly 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, 71.7% of the population used English only, and 24.3% used a non-English language, compared with 53.8% and 41.8% respectively for Glen Huntly.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Camden Ward was Hebrew, with 3.4% of the population, or 1,615 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Camden Ward and Glen Huntly in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Hebrew at home (3.4% compared to 1.3%)
  • A smaller percentage using Hindi at home (0.6% compared to 5.0%)
  • A smaller percentage using Telugu at home (0.2% compared to 3.5%)
  • A smaller percentage using Gujarati at home (0.3% compared to 2.1%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 42 or 0.4%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 2,871 or 9.3%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Camden Ward between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Spanish (+145 persons)
  • Polish (-136 persons)
  • Russian (-116 persons)
  • Mandarin (+110 persons)

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