Doncaster Hill
Language used at home
In Doncaster Hill, 64.6718 of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Doncaster Hill'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.
Doncaster Hill'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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| Doncaster Hill - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Ruffey Ward % | Number | % | Ruffey Ward % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 1,149 | 30.3 | 47.9 | 36500 | 377 | 53.0 | 57.3 | +772 |
 Non-English total | 2,453 | 64.7 | 49.4 | 36501 | 303 | 42.7 | 39.4 | +2,149 |
| Not stated | 191 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 36502 | 30 | 4.2 | 3.3 | +161 |
| Total Population | 3,793 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 711 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,082 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Doncaster Hill - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Ruffey Ward % | Number | % | Ruffey Ward % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Mandarin | 905 | 23.9 | 14.2 | 36007 | 41 | 5.8 | 3.8 | +864 |
| Cantonese | 453 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 36006 | 61 | 8.6 | 6.9 | +392 |
| Persian | 234 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 36019 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +232 |
| Greek | 100 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 36015 | 46 | 6.5 | 10.0 | +54 |
| Korean | 91 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 36025 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +87 |
| Arabic | 67 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 36004 | 10 | 1.5 | 2.1 | +56 |
| Italian | 56 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 36022 | 42 | 5.9 | 7.1 | +14 |
| Vietnamese | 44 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 36037 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +36 |
| Urdu | 41 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 36108 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +41 |
| Sinhalese | 36 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 36033 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +33 |
| Spanish | 35 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 36034 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +24 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 32 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 36011 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +31 |
| Japanese | 25 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 36023 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +24 |
| Indonesian | 25 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 36018 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +23 |
| Hindi | 24 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 36016 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +20 |
| Thai | 22 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 36102 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +21 |
| Punjabi | 20 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 36088 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +18 |
| Min Nan (incl.Hokkien) | 16 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 36068 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +13 |
| Telugu | 15 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 36099 | 1 | 0.2 | -- | +14 |
| Tamil | 12 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36035 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +10 |
| Malayalam | 11 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36077 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Chinese, nfd | 11 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36055 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +5 |
| Marathi | 10 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 36080 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +10 |
| Turkish | 10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 36036 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | +9 |
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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 Doncaster Hill in 2021 compared to Ruffey Ward 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, 30.3% of the population used English only, and 64.7 used a non-English language, compared with 47.9% and 49.4% respectively for Ruffey Ward.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Doncaster Hill was Mandarin, with 23.9% of the population, or 905 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Doncaster Hill and Ruffey Ward in 2021 were:
- A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (23.9% compared to 14.2%)
- A larger percentage using Cantonese at home (11.9% compared to 7.9%)
- A larger percentage using Persian at home (6.2% compared to 2.8%)
- A smaller percentage using Greek at home (2.6% compared to 7.8%)
Emerging groups
Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 2,150 or 709.6%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 772 or 204.8%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Doncaster Hill between 2001 and 2021 were for those using:
- Mandarin (+864 persons)
- Cantonese (+392 persons)
- Persian (+232 persons)
- Korean (+87 persons)