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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 1,851 Thai speakers in the City of Sydney reported difficulty speaking English.
Proficiency in English is an important indicator for the non-English speaking population. This may indicate the level to which translation services or communication in other languages is required for each culturally diverse community.
Typically, populations which migrated many years ago may have better English proficiency than recent migrants, and migrants from places where English is widely spoken may have higher proficiency levels as well. English Proficiency is a self-assessment by the respondent or their family, there is no objective review of this characteristic, so numbers should be treated as a guide only. To further build this story, English proficiency should be looked at in conjunction with Year of Arrival, Country of Birth and Age Structure.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'How well does the person speak English?'
| Proficiency in English | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sydney - Thai | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| English proficiency | Number | % | Greater Sydney % | Number | % | Greater Sydney % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Speaks English well or very well | 4,037 | 68.3 | 74.8 | 4,277 | 64.8 | 72.3 | -240 |
| Speaks English not well or not at all | 1,851 | 31.3 | 24.5 | 2,263 | 34.3 | 26.8 | -412 |
| Not stated | 27 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 56 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -29 |
| Total people | 5,915 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,596 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -681 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the Thai speaking population in the City of Sydney in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a higher proportion of people who spoke English not well or not at all.
Overall, 31.3% of Thai speakers reported poor English proficiency, compared with 24.5% in Greater Sydney.
Emerging groups
The most significant changes in the proficiency in English of the Thai speaking population in the City of Sydney between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Speaks English not well or not at all (-412 persons)
- Speaks English well or very well (-240 persons)
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