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Language spoken at home

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In 2021, 66.8% of the population born in Philippines in Frankston City, spoke a language other than English at home.

Frankston City'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.

Frankston City'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
Frankston City - born in Philippines20212016Change
LanguageNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Tagalog43933.538.940838.241.4+31
Filipino36928.231.331729.731.6+52
Bisaya231.81.8151.41.3+8
Cebuano151.11.5131.21.2+2
Ilonggo (Hiligaynon)100.80.4--0.00.3--
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
Frankston City - born in Philippines20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Speaks English only41431.623.328626.821.1+128
Non-English total87466.876.177272.378.3+102
Not stated211.60.7100.90.6+11
Total people1,309100.0100.01,068100.0100.0+241
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 in Philippines in Frankston City in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne 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, 31.6% of the population born in Philippines spoke English only, and 66.8%% spoke a non-English language, compared with 23.3% and 76.1% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The dominant language spoken at home by the population born in Philippines, other than English, in Frankston City was Tagalog, with 33.5% of the population, or 439 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population born in Philippines in Frankston City and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A smaller percentage speaking Tagalog at home (33.5% compared to 38.9%)
  • A smaller percentage speaking Filipino at home (28.2% compared to 31.3%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of the population born in Philippines who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 102 or 13.2%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 128 or 44.8%.

The largest change in the spoken languages of the population in Frankston City between 2016 and 2021 was for those speaking:

  • Filipino (+52 persons)

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