St Andrews - Bow Bowing
Language used at home
In St Andrews - Bow Bowing, 29.9087 of people used a language other than English at home in 2016.
St Andrews - Bow Bowing'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.
St Andrews - Bow Bowing'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.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
| Language used at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| St Andrews - Bow Bowing - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Blair Athol % | Number | % | Blair Athol % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Speaks English only | 4,888 | 66.6 | 49.6 | 36500 | 5,114 | 70.4 | 53.0 | -226 |
 Non-English total | 2,195 | 29.9 | 48.3 | 36501 | 1,989 | 27.4 | 43.1 | +206 |
| Not stated | 256 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 36502 | 162 | 2.2 | 3.9 | +94 |
| Total Population | 7,339 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,265 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +74 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| St Andrews - Bow Bowing - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Blair Athol % | Number | % | Blair Athol % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Arabic | 416 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 36004 | 331 | 4.6 | 1.8 | +85 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 261 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 36011 | 269 | 3.7 | 9.6 | -8 |
| Hindi | 260 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 36016 | 251 | 3.5 | 6.6 | +9 |
| Spanish | 139 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 36034 | 154 | 2.1 | 2.2 | -15 |
| Samoan | 116 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 36031 | 96 | 1.3 | 1.2 | +20 |
| Bengali | 55 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 36050 | 11 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +44 |
| Tongan | 50 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 36105 | 41 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +9 |
| Vietnamese | 47 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 36037 | 18 | 0.2 | 1.0 | +29 |
| Khmer | 47 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 36024 | 36 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +11 |
| Greek | 46 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 36015 | 36 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +10 |
| Cantonese | 44 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 36006 | 39 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +5 |
| Tamil | 42 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 36035 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +29 |
| Lao | 40 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 36074 | 44 | 0.6 | 4.2 | -4 |
| Urdu | 39 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 36108 | 34 | 0.5 | 1.1 | +5 |
| Punjabi | 36 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 36088 | 28 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +8 |
| Italian | 35 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 36022 | 37 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -2 |
| Polish | 34 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 36028 | 40 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -6 |
| French | 31 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 36013 | 50 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -19 |
| Croatian | 30 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 36009 | 46 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -16 |
| Serbian | 30 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 36032 | 32 | 0.4 | -- | -2 |
| Mandarin | 29 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 36007 | 16 | 0.2 | 1.1 | +13 |
| Macedonian | 23 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 36026 | 27 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -4 |
| Malayalam | 22 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 36077 | 16 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +6 |
| Sinhalese | 19 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 36033 | 23 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -4 |
| Marathi | 16 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36080 | 20 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -4 |
| Thai | 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36102 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +9 |
| Portuguese | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36029 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1 |
| Korean | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36025 | 4 | 0.1 | -- | +8 |
| Russian | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36030 | 6 | 0.1 | -- | +5 |
| German | 11 | 0.1 | -- | 36014 | 16 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -5 |
| Non-verbal so described | 11 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 36082 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -3 |
| Assyrian/Aramaic | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36048 | 5 | 0.1 | -- | +6 |
| Auslan | 10 | 0.1 | -- | 36049 | 16 | 0.2 | -- | -6 |
| Min Nan (incl.Hokkien) | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36068 | 11 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1 |
| Indo-Aryan, nfd | 10 | 0.1 | -- | 36070 | 4 | 0.1 | -- | +6 |
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of St Andrews - Bow Bowing in 2016 compared to Blair Athol 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, 66.6% of the population used English only, and 29.9 used a non-English language, compared with 49.6% and 48.3% respectively for Blair Athol.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in St Andrews - Bow Bowing was Arabic, with 5.7% of the population, or 416 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of St Andrews - Bow Bowing and Blair Athol in 2016 were:
- A smaller percentage using Filipino/Tagalog at home (3.6% compared to 8.5%)
- A smaller percentage using Lao at home (0.5% compared to 4.2%)
- A smaller percentage using Hindi at home (3.5% compared to 5.5%)
- A smaller percentage using Malayalam at home (0.3% compared to 1.8%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 206 or 10.4%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 226 or 4.4%.
The largest change in the languages used by the population in St Andrews - Bow Bowing between 2011 and 2016 was for those using:
- Arabic (+85 persons)