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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 54.3% of recent overseas arrivals in 2021, spoke a language other than English at home.
Nillumbik Shire's language statistics show the proportion of the population who speak a language at home other than English. For recent arrivals, this is a good indicator of translation services which might be required, as recent arrivals may be less likely to have good English skills. They represent the languages which have increased in prevalence in just the last few years in Nillumbik Shire compared to City of Melton.
Nillumbik Shire'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.
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Language spoken at home - Ranked by size | |||
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Nillumbik Shire - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
Language | Number | % | City of Melton |
Mandarin | 99 | 14.6 | 1.8 |
Arabic | 48 | 7.1 | 4.9 |
Persian (excluding Dari) | 28 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
Spanish | 21 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
Cantonese | 16 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
Afrikaans | 16 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
Thai | 15 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
French | 12 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Turkish | 10 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
Language spoken at home - Summary | |||
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Nillumbik Shire - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
Language summary | Number | % | City of Melton |
Speaks English only | 309 | 45.7 | 12.4 |
Non-English total | 367 | 54.3 | 86.0 |
Not stated | 0 | -- | 1.6 |
Total people | 676 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Analysis of the language spoken at home by recent overseas arrivals in Nillumbik Shire in 2021 compared to City of Melton shows that there was a larger proportion of people who spoke English only, and a smaller proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 45.7% of recent overseas arrivals spoke English only, and 54.3% spoke a non-English language, compared with 12.4% and 86.0% respectively for City of Melton.
The dominant language spoken at home by recent overseas arrivals, other than English, in Nillumbik Shire was Mandarin, with 14.6% of the population, or 99 people speaking this language at home.
The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the recent overseas arriving population of Nillumbik Shire and City of Melton in 2021 were:
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