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Caulfield North - Caulfield East

Language used at home

In Caulfield North - Caulfield East, 26.4% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Caulfield North - Caulfield East'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.

Caulfield North - Caulfield East'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
Caulfield North - Caulfield East - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Language summaryNumber%Australia %Number%Australia %2001 to 2021
Speaks English only12,58569.172.010,38669.280.0+2,199
Non-English total4,81226.422.33,68424.515.1+1,128
Not stated8054.45.79456.34.9-140
Total Population18,202100.0100.015,015100.0100.0+3,187
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Caulfield North - Caulfield East - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Australia %Number%Australia %2001 to 2021
Mandarin9605.32.71591.10.7+801
Hebrew6513.60.06074.00.0+44
Russian3742.10.25683.80.2-194
French3001.60.3910.60.2+209
Greek2801.50.93282.21.4-48
Spanish2101.20.7430.30.5+167
Cantonese1961.11.21981.31.2-2
Hindi1400.80.8520.30.3+88
Yiddish1360.70.04262.80.0-290
Italian1120.60.91150.81.9-3
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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 Caulfield North - Caulfield East in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 69.1% of the population used English only, and 26.4% used a non-English language, compared with 72.0% and 22.3% respectively for Australia.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Caulfield North - Caulfield East was Mandarin, with 5.3% of the population, or 960 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Caulfield North - Caulfield East and Australia in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Hebrew at home (3.6% compared to 0.0%)
  • A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (5.3% compared to 2.7%)
  • A larger percentage using Russian at home (2.1% compared to 0.2%)
  • A larger percentage using French at home (1.6% compared to 0.3%)

Emerging groups

Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 1,128 or 30.6%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 2,199 or 21.2%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Caulfield North - Caulfield East between 2001 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Mandarin (+801 persons)
  • Yiddish (-290 persons)
  • French (+209 persons)
  • Russian (-194 persons)

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