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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 75.3% of the population born in Sri Lanka in the City of Knox, spoke a language other than English at home.
The City of Knox's language statistics show the proportion of the overseas-born population who speak a language at home other than English. They indicate how linguistically diverse a population is, and whether most migrants are from English speaking countries or non-English speaking countries. This topic also shows those languages spoken specifically by the first-generation migrants (those born overseas) so as to separate them from those born in Australia who speak another language.
Some countries, such as India, have a variety of languages spoken there, so the language spoken can indicate the region of the country of origin. Languages such as Arabic and Spanish are spoken in a range of different countries.
The City of Knox's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.
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Language spoken at home - Ranked by size | |||||||
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City of Knox - born in Sri Lanka | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Language | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
Sinhalese | 2,230 | 58.9 | 59.4 | 1,754 | 55.3 | 56.0 | +476 |
Tamil | 588 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 560 | 17.7 | 17.9 | +28 |
Southern Asian Languages, nfd | 18 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 24 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -6 |
Language spoken at home - Summary | |||||||
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City of Knox - born in Sri Lanka | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Language summary | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
Speaks English only | 895 | 23.6 | 22.3 | 815 | 25.7 | 23.9 | +80 |
Non-English total | 2,853 | 75.3 | 76.1 | 2,348 | 74.1 | 75.6 | +505 |
Not stated | 41 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +34 |
Total people | 3,789 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,170 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +619 |
Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population born in Sri Lanka in the City of Knox in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a larger proportion of people who spoke English only, and a smaller proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 23.6% of the population born in Sri Lanka spoke English only, and 75.3%% spoke a non-English language, compared with 22.3% and 76.1% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The dominant language spoken at home by the population born in Sri Lanka, other than English, in the City of Knox was Sinhalese, with 58.9% of the population, or 2,230 people speaking this language at home.
There were no major differences between the population born in Sri Lanka in City of Knox and Greater Melbourne in 2021.
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of the population born in Sri Lanka who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 505 or 21.5%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 80 or 9.8%.
The largest change in the spoken languages of the population in the City of Knox between 2016 and 2021 was for those speaking:
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