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Language spoken at home

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In 2021, 6.9% of the population born in New Zealand 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 New Zealand20212016Change
LanguageNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Maori (New Zealand)672.21.7782.51.5-11
Samoan602.04.8652.14.9-5
Tongan120.40.9110.30.9+1
Maori (Cook Island)110.40.3140.40.3-3
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 New Zealand20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Speaks English only2,76292.382.62,86991.184.2-107
Non-English total2066.916.32467.814.9-40
Not stated240.81.1331.00.9-9
Total people2,992100.0100.03,148100.0100.0-156
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 New Zealand 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, 92.3% of the population born in New Zealand spoke English only, and 6.9%% spoke a non-English language, compared with 82.6% and 16.3% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The dominant language spoken at home by the population born in New Zealand, other than English, in Frankston City was Maori (New Zealand), with 2.2% of the population, or 67 people speaking this language at home.

The major difference between the languages spoken at home for the population born in New Zealand in Frankston City and Greater Melbourne was:

  • A smaller percentage speaking Samoan at home (2.0% compared to 4.8%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of the population born in New Zealand who spoke a language other than English at home decreased by 40 or 16.3%, and the number of people who spoke English only decreased by 107 or 3.7%.

There were no major changes for the population born in New Zealand in Frankston City between 2016 and 2021.

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