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Moonee Ponds

Language used at home

In Moonee Ponds, 24.5% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Moonee Ponds'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.

Moonee Ponds'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
Moonee Ponds - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Aberfeldie %Number%Aberfeldie %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only11,74172.476.49,92869.674.9+1,813
Non-English total3,97624.520.73,58425.120.5+392
Not stated5073.12.97445.24.7-237
Total Population16,224100.0100.014,256100.0100.0+1,968
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Moonee Ponds - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Aberfeldie %Number%Aberfeldie %2016 to 2021
Italian8475.24.41,0227.25.3-175
Greek4232.62.04513.22.8-28
Mandarin2921.81.72471.71.2+45
Spanish2381.50.51621.10.7+76
Cantonese1911.20.81461.00.6+45
Vietnamese1751.12.01361.01.4+39
Nepali1510.9--860.60.2+65
Hindi1440.90.41431.00.1+1
Arabic1130.71.4970.71.1+16
Turkish940.60.8480.30.3+46
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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 Moonee Ponds 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, 72.4% of the population used English only, and 24.5% 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 Moonee Ponds was Italian, with 5.2% of the population, or 847 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Moonee Ponds and Aberfeldie in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 392 or 10.9%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 1,813 or 18.3%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Moonee Ponds between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Italian (-175 persons)
  • Spanish (+76 persons)
  • Nepali (+65 persons)

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