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La Perouse - Phillip Bay

Language used at home

In La Perouse - Phillip Bay, 19.5% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

La Perouse - Phillip Bay'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.

La Perouse - Phillip Bay'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
La Perouse - Phillip Bay - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language summaryNumber%Randwick City %Number%Randwick City %2006 to 2021
Speaks English only80374.066.184076.762.8-37
Non-English total21219.527.816815.327.8+44
Not stated706.56.1877.99.3-17
Total Population1,085100.0100.01,095100.0100.0-10
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
La Perouse - Phillip Bay - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Randwick City %Number%Randwick City %2006 to 2021
Greek232.13.0333.04.3-10
Mandarin191.83.7111.03.5+8
French161.51.8111.00.9+5
Serbian141.30.330.30.2+11
German121.10.630.30.5+9
Italian121.11.1191.71.4-7
Portuguese100.91.730.30.5+7
Australian Indigenous Languages100.90.10--0.0+10

Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of La Perouse - Phillip Bay in 2021 compared to Randwick City 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, 74.0% of the population used English only, and 19.5% used a non-English language, compared with 66.1% and 27.8% respectively for Randwick City.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in La Perouse - Phillip Bay was Greek, with 2.1% of the population, or 23 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of La Perouse - Phillip Bay and Randwick City in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Serbian at home (1.3% compared to 0.3%)
  • A smaller percentage using Mandarin at home (1.8% compared to 3.7%)

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 44 or 26.2%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 37 or 4.4%.

There were no major differences in La Perouse - Phillip Bay between 2006 and 2021.

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