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Age groups - Language spoken at home

In 2021, 50.7% of children aged [Parameter].[COIIDLabel] in City of Manningham spoke a language other than English at home.

City of Manningham's language statistics show the proportion of the population in the selected age group who speak a language at home other than English, and the main languages spoken. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language at different ages.

City of Manningham's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth as different cultural groups are better analysed through the different topics. For major language groups, Community of Interest profiles are available for that specific language by a range of characteristics.

Derived from the Census question:

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

Children aged [Parameter].[COIIDLabel]

Language spoken at home - Ranked by size
City of Manningham - [Parameter].[COIIDLabel]20212011Change
LanguageNumber%[Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]Number%[Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]2011 to 2021
Mandarin1,31823.710.43797.05.0+939
Cantonese3476.23.02925.43.0+55
Persian (excluding Dari)1763.20.5490.90.3+127
Greek1422.62.72544.73.2-112
Non-verbal, so described1412.50.11122.10.1+29
Arabic851.50.4741.40.4+11
Korean661.20.4400.70.4+26
Italian571.01.4871.62.0-30
Hindi520.90.8240.40.7+28
Spanish380.70.6200.40.4+18
Punjabi320.60.2150.30.2+17
Urdu310.60.2210.40.1+10
Vietnamese310.61.2360.71.0-5
Tamil200.40.4140.30.3+6
Pashto190.30.0--0.00.0--
Indonesian190.30.4140.30.4+5
German170.30.3160.30.4+1
Japanese170.30.3220.40.3-5
Sinhalese170.30.4100.20.3+7
Macedonian160.30.180.10.1+8
Albanian160.30.0100.20.0+6
Turkish130.20.170.10.1+6
Bengali120.20.1--0.00.1--
Sindhi110.20.030.10.0+8
Thai110.20.270.10.2+4
Croatian100.20.1100.20.10
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

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

Language spoken at home - Summary
City of Manningham - [Parameter].[COIIDLabel]20212011Change
Language summaryNumber%[Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]Number%[Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]2011 to 2021
Speaks English only2,52645.568.23,47564.372.8-949
Non-English total2,81550.728.71,68931.323.5+1,126
Not stated2163.93.02394.43.6-23

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Language spoken at home, 2021
Language spoken at home, 2021 Mandarin, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 10.4% Cantonese, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 3.0% Persian (excluding Dari), [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.5% Greek, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 2.7% Non-verbal, so described, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.1% Arabic, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.4% Korean, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.4% Italian, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 1.4% Hindi, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.8% Spanish, [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel]: 0.6% Mandarin, City of Manningham: 23.7% Cantonese, City of Manningham: 6.2% Persian (excluding Dari), City of Manningham: 3.2% Greek, City of Manningham: 2.6% Non-verbal, so described, City of Manningham: 2.5% Arabic, City of Manningham: 1.5% Korean, City of Manningham: 1.2% Italian, City of Manningham: 1.0% Hindi, City of Manningham: 0.9% Spanish, City of Manningham: 0.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Change in language spoken at home, 2011 to 2021
Change in language spoken at home, 2011 to 2021 Mandarin, City of Manningham: +939 Cantonese, City of Manningham: +55 Persian (excluding Dari), City of Manningham: +127 Greek, City of Manningham: -112 Non-verbal, so described, City of Manningham: +29 Arabic, City of Manningham: +11 Korean, City of Manningham: +26 Italian, City of Manningham: -30 Hindi, City of Manningham: +28 Spanish, City of Manningham: +18
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language spoken at home by children aged [Parameter].[COIIDLabel] in City of Manningham in 2021 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, 45.5% of children aged [Parameter].[COIIDLabel] spoke English only, and 50.7% spoke a non-English language, compared with 68.2% and 28.7% respectively for [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel].

Other than English, the dominant language spoken at home by children aged [Parameter].[COIIDLabel] in City of Manningham was Mandarin, with 23.7% of the population, or 1,318 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for children aged [Parameter].[COIIDLabel] of City of Manningham and [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel] in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Mandarin at home (23.7% compared to 10.4%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Cantonese at home (6.2% compared to 3.0%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Persian (excluding Dari) at home (3.2% compared to 0.5%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Non-verbal, so described at home (2.5% compared to 0.1%)

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of children aged [Parameter].[COIIDLabel] who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 1,126 or 66.7%, and the number of people who spoke English only decreased by 949 or 27.3%.

The largest changes in the spoken languages of children aged [Parameter].[COIIDLabel] in City of Manningham between 2011 and 2021 were for those speaking:

  • Mandarin (+939 persons)
  • Persian (excluding Dari) (+127 persons)
  • Greek (-112 persons)
  • Cantonese (+55 persons)
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