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Alfred Cove - Myaree

Language used at home

In Alfred Cove - Myaree, 13.5% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Alfred Cove - Myaree'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.

Alfred Cove - Myaree'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
Alfred Cove - Myaree - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%North East Melville %Number%North East Melville %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only4,12783.675.43,70782.675.0+420
Non-English total66813.521.552311.720.1+145
Not stated1402.83.12595.84.9-119
Total Population4,935100.0100.04,489100.0100.0+446
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Language used at home - Ranked by size
Alfred Cove - Myaree - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%North East Melville %Number%North East Melville %2016 to 2021
Mandarin711.44.9771.74.0-6
Italian711.41.0451.01.1+26
Cantonese440.92.0300.72.0+14
German380.80.5340.80.5+4
Indonesian380.81.9390.91.6-1
Spanish360.70.6230.50.6+13
Portuguese320.60.3100.20.3+22
Croatian300.60.3200.40.2+10
French250.50.5220.50.6+3
Arabic220.40.6160.40.5+6
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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 Alfred Cove - Myaree in 2021 compared to North East Melville shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 83.6% of the population used English only, and 13.5% used a non-English language, compared with 75.4% and 21.5% respectively for North East Melville.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Alfred Cove - Myaree was Mandarin, with 1.4% of the population, or 71 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Alfred Cove - Myaree and North East Melville in 2021 were:

  • A smaller percentage using Mandarin at home (1.4% compared to 4.9%)
  • A smaller percentage using Indonesian at home (0.8% compared to 1.9%)
  • A smaller percentage using Cantonese at home (0.9% compared to 2.0%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 145 or 27.7%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 420 or 11.3%.

There were no major differences in Alfred Cove - Myaree between 2016 and 2021.

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