City of Manningham
Overseas born - Language spoken at home
In 2021, 77.4% of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in City of Manningham, spoke a language other than English at home.
City of Manningham'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.
City of Manningham'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
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| Language spoken at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| City of Manningham - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Mandarin | 13,720 | 25.3 | 4.3 | 30144 | 5,787 | 14.2 | 2.5 | +7,933 |
| Cantonese | 8,321 | 15.3 | 1.6 | 30035 | 6,871 | 16.9 | 1.8 | +1,450 |
| Greek | 3,075 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 30080 | 3,326 | 8.2 | 2.8 | -251 |
| Persian (excluding Dari) | 2,831 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 30192 | 1,024 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +1,807 |
| Italian | 2,240 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 30108 | 3,176 | 7.8 | 2.8 | -936 |
| Arabic | 1,702 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 30011 | 1,206 | 3.0 | 1.6 | +496 |
| Hindi | 868 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 30088 | 483 | 1.2 | 0.8 | +385 |
| Korean | 827 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 30121 | 629 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +198 |
| Vietnamese | 581 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 30260 | 452 | 1.1 | 2.1 | +129 |
| Urdu | 489 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 30257 | 191 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +298 |
| Punjabi | 476 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 30198 | 324 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +152 |
| Min Nan | 417 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 30153 | 359 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +58 |
| Indonesian | 409 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 30103 | 264 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +145 |
| Sinhalese | 404 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 30215 | 283 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +121 |
| Spanish | 375 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 30227 | 274 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +101 |
| Tamil | 345 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 30235 | 247 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +98 |
| Macedonian | 271 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 30137 | 348 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -77 |
| Croatian | 236 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 30045 | 277 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -41 |
| German | 231 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 30077 | 358 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -127 |
| Afrikaans | 216 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 30005 | 316 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -100 |
| Gujarati | 202 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 30081 | 122 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +80 |
| Turkish | 183 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 30253 | 157 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +26 |
| Tagalog | 181 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 30232 | 104 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +77 |
| Malayalam | 171 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30141 | 105 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +66 |
| Japanese | 168 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 30109 | 142 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +26 |
| Thai | 145 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 30239 | 62 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +83 |
| Filipino | 141 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 30066 | 79 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +62 |
| Chinese, nfd | 129 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30043 | 281 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -152 |
| Polish | 129 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30195 | 172 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -43 |
| Portuguese | 126 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 30196 | 60 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +66 |
| Pashto | 122 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30191 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +98 |
| French | 122 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30070 | 130 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -8 |
| Wu | 117 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 30263 | 80 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +37 |
| Telugu | 109 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 30237 | 37 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +72 |
| Malay | 108 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30140 | 74 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +34 |
| Russian | 106 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 30203 | 98 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +8 |
| Serbian | 105 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30207 | 147 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -42 |
| Bengali | 104 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30026 | 61 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +43 |
| Albanian | 101 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30007 | 84 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +17 |
| Marathi | 97 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30149 | 37 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +60 |
| Dutch | 96 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30056 | 136 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -40 |
| Maltese | 71 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 30142 | 111 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -40 |
| Hakka | 67 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30082 | 76 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -9 |
| Romanian | 64 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30200 | 87 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -23 |
| Hungarian | 61 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30092 | 115 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -54 |
| Slovene | 52 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30217 | 95 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -43 |
| Armenian | 51 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30012 | 41 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +10 |
| Sindhi | 47 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30214 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +12 |
| Shona | 45 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30211 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +26 |
| Nepali | 45 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 30162 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +32 |
| Czech | 38 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30047 | 42 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -4 |
| Hebrew | 35 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30087 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Khmer | 31 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 30115 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.3 | +11 |
| Swedish | 31 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30230 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +10 |
| Swahili | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30229 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +16 |
| Kannada | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 30111 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +20 |
| Latvian | 28 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 30128 | 42 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -14 |
| Southeast Asian Austronesian Languages, nfd | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30222 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +20 |
| Burmese | 24 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30032 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +11 |
| Kurdish | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30125 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +12 |
| Konkani | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30120 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +13 |
| Bosnian | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30030 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Bisaya | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30028 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +6 |
| Ukrainian | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30256 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -9 |
| Serbo-Croatian/Yugoslavian, so described | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30208 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -15 |
| Southern Asian Languages, nfd | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30224 | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -17 |
| Somali | 13 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 30219 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +13 |
| Lao | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30126 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +1 |
| Dari | 12 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 30051 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +3 |
| Tibetan | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30241 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
| Lithuanian | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30132 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -15 |
| Igbo | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30097 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Danish | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30050 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Finnish | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30067 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -5 |
| Fijian | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30064 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +5 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes languages with fewer than 10 people speaking them at home.
| Language spoken at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| City of Manningham - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 11,801 | 21.7 | 61.0 | 60500 | 10,950 | 26.9 | 66.3 | +851 |
| Non-English total | 42,002 | 77.4 | 34.1 | 60510 | 29,565 | 72.7 | 29.1 | +12,437 |
| Not stated | 461 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 60520 | 160 | 0.4 | 4.7 | +301 |
| Total people | 54,264 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 40,675 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +13,589 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in City of Manningham in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne 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, 21.7% of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] spoke English only, and 77.4% spoke a non-English language, compared with 61.0% and 34.1% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The dominant language spoken at home by the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel], other than English, in City of Manningham was Mandarin, with 25.3% of the population, or 13,720 people speaking this language at home.
The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in City of Manningham and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage speaking Mandarin at home (25.3% compared to 4.3%)
- A larger percentage speaking Cantonese at home (15.3% compared to 1.6%)
- A larger percentage speaking Persian (excluding Dari) at home (5.2% compared to 0.4%)
- A larger percentage speaking Greek at home (5.7% compared to 2.1%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 12,437 or 42.1%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 851 or 7.8%.
The largest changes in the spoken languages of the population in City of Manningham between 2011 and 2021 were for those speaking:
- Mandarin (+7,933 persons)
- Persian (excluding Dari) (+1,807 persons)
- Cantonese (+1,450 persons)
- Italian (-936 persons)