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Language spoken at home

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In 2021, 78.5% of the population born overseas in the City of Wyndham, spoke a language other than English at home.

The City of Wyndham's language statistics show the proportion of the overseas-born population who speak a language at home other than English. They indicate how linguistically diverse a population is, and whether most migrants are from English speaking countries or non-English speaking countries. This topic also shows those languages spoken specifically by the first-generation migrants (those born overseas) so as to separate them from those born in Australia who speak another language.

Some countries, such as India, have a variety of languages spoken there, so the language spoken can indicate the region of the country of origin. Languages such as Arabic and Spanish are spoken in a range of different countries.

The City of Wyndham's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language spoken at home - Ranked by size
City of Wyndham - born overseas20212016Change
LanguageNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Punjabi16,46411.74.36,4267.12.9+10,038
Hindi11,5268.23.16,4477.12.8+5,079
Mandarin8,2445.910.05,9956.610.5+2,249
Urdu6,1744.41.62,7053.01.2+3,469
Telugu6,0824.31.22,3022.50.7+3,780
Gujarati5,1753.71.02,5642.80.8+2,611
Tamil3,5282.51.51,6071.81.4+1,921
Tagalog3,3912.41.32,5942.91.3+797
Bengali2,9992.10.71,7501.90.6+1,249
Arabic2,9192.13.02,2152.53.0+704
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes languages with fewer than 10 people speaking them at home.

Language spoken at home - Summary
City of Wyndham - born overseas20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Speaks English only28,12420.129.622,62525.030.4+5,499
Non-English total110,06078.569.267,00274.169.0+43,058
Not stated2,0251.41.27460.80.6+1,279
Total people140,209100.0100.090,373100.0100.0+49,836
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population born overseas in the City of Wyndham in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who spoke English only, and a larger proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 20.1% of the population born overseas spoke English only, and 78.5%% spoke a non-English language, compared with 29.6% and 69.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The dominant language spoken at home by the population born overseas, other than English, in the City of Wyndham was Punjabi, with 11.7% of the population, or 16,464 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population born overseas in the City of Wyndham and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Punjabi at home (11.7% compared to 4.3%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Hindi at home (8.2% compared to 3.1%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Telugu at home (4.3% compared to 1.2%)
  • A smaller percentage speaking Mandarin at home (5.9% compared to 10.0%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of the population born overseas who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 43,058 or 64.3%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 5,499 or 24.3%.

The largest changes in the spoken languages of the population in the City of Wyndham between 2016 and 2021 were for those speaking:

  • Punjabi (+10,038 persons)
  • Hindi (+5,079 persons)
  • Telugu (+3,780 persons)
  • Urdu (+3,469 persons)

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