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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Flemington (N), 30.9% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Flemington (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.
Flemington (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 | |||||||
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| Flemington (N) - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Language summary | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | Number | % | City of Moonee Valley % | 2006 to 2021 |
| Speaks English only | 8,215 | 62.4 | 67.9 | 6,264 | 53.9 | 65.6 | +1,951 |
| Non-English total | 4,071 | 30.9 | 28.2 | 4,011 | 34.5 | 28.6 | +60 |
| Not stated | 888 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 1,342 | 11.6 | 5.8 | -454 |
| Total Population | 13,175 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,618 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,557 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Flemington (N) in 2021 compared to the City of Moonee Valley 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, 62.4% of the population used English only, and 30.9% used a non-English language, compared with 67.9% and 28.2% respectively for the City of Moonee Valley.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Flemington (N) was Vietnamese, with 3.6% of the population, or 474 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Flemington (N) and the City of Moonee Valley in 2021 were:
- A larger percentage using Somali at home (2.4% compared to 0.4%)
- A larger percentage using Vietnamese at home (3.6% compared to 2.4%)
- A smaller percentage using Italian at home (1.8% compared to 5.5%)
- A smaller percentage using Greek at home (1.4% compared to 2.9%)
Emerging groups
Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 60 or 1.5%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 1,951 or 31.1%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Flemington (N) between 2006 and 2021 were for those using:
- Italian (-204 persons)
- Cantonese (-198 persons)
- Hakka (-96 persons)
- Nepali (+77 persons)
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