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Avondale Heights (N)

Language used at home

In Avondale Heights (N), 44.7% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Avondale Heights (N)'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.

Avondale Heights (N)'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
Avondale Heights (N) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Aberfeldie %Number%Aberfeldie %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only3,46851.176.42,73044.774.9+739
Non-English total3,03044.720.72,97348.720.5+56
Not stated2864.22.93976.54.7-111
Total Population6,785100.0100.06,101100.0100.0+684
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
Avondale Heights (N) - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Aberfeldie %Number%Aberfeldie %2016 to 2021
Italian5027.44.461610.15.3-114
Vietnamese4957.32.04767.81.4+19
Greek2844.22.02904.82.8-5
Cantonese2824.20.82474.10.6+34
Croatian1632.41.21662.71.5-3
Spanish1281.90.51071.80.7+21
Arabic1181.71.4951.61.1+23
Macedonian1071.60.41131.90.1-6
Filipino/Tagalog1021.50.2951.60.2+7
Mandarin1021.51.7901.51.2+11
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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 Avondale Heights (N) in 2021 compared to Aberfeldie 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, 51.1% of the population used English only, and 44.7% used a non-English language, compared with 76.4% and 20.7% respectively for Aberfeldie.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Avondale Heights (N) was Italian, with 7.4% of the population, or 502 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Avondale Heights (N) and Aberfeldie in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Vietnamese at home (7.3% compared to 2.0%)
  • A larger percentage using Cantonese at home (4.2% compared to 0.8%)
  • A larger percentage using Italian at home (7.4% compared to 4.4%)
  • A larger percentage using Greek at home (4.2% 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 57 or 1.9%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 738 or 27.0%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Avondale Heights (N) between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Italian (-114 persons)
  • Persian (-61 persons)

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