Blair Athol
Language used at home
In Blair Athol, 48.3154 of people used a language other than English at home in 2016.
Blair Athol'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.
Blair Athol'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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| Blair Athol - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Blairmount % | Number | % | Blairmount % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Speaks English only | 1,427 | 49.6 | 64.1 | 36500 | 1,429 | 53.0 | 65.4 | -2 |
 Non-English total | 1,391 | 48.3 | 32.2 | 36501 | 1,162 | 43.1 | 24.2 | +229 |
| Not stated | 61 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 36502 | 104 | 3.9 | 10.4 | -43 |
| Total Population | 2,879 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,695 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +184 | |
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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| Blair Athol - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Blairmount % | Number | % | Blairmount % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 246 | 8.5 | -- | 36011 | 259 | 9.6 | 1.4 | -13 |
| Hindi | 159 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 36016 | 179 | 6.6 | 2.9 | -20 |
| Arabic | 128 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 36004 | 49 | 1.8 | 4.3 | +79 |
| Lao | 121 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 36074 | 112 | 4.2 | 1.0 | +9 |
| Samoan | 57 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 36031 | 31 | 1.2 | 4.8 | +26 |
| Spanish | 57 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 36034 | 59 | 2.2 | 2.3 | -2 |
| Malayalam | 53 | 1.8 | -- | 36077 | 20 | 0.7 | -- | +33 |
| Mandarin | 49 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 36007 | 30 | 1.1 | -- | +19 |
| Bengali | 46 | 1.6 | -- | 36050 | 16 | 0.6 | -- | +30 |
| Croatian | 38 | 1.3 | -- | 36009 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -2 |
| Cantonese | 37 | 1.3 | -- | 36006 | 17 | 0.6 | -- | +20 |
| Vietnamese | 29 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 36037 | 28 | 1.0 | -- | +1 |
| Punjabi | 29 | 1.0 | -- | 36088 | 13 | 0.5 | -- | +16 |
| Urdu | 24 | 0.8 | -- | 36108 | 29 | 1.1 | -- | -5 |
| Polish | 22 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 36028 | 29 | 1.1 | 0.6 | -7 |
| Sinhalese | 18 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 36033 | 12 | 0.4 | -- | +6 |
| Indonesian | 18 | 0.6 | -- | 36018 | 11 | 0.4 | -- | +7 |
| Persian | 18 | 0.6 | -- | 36019 | 6 | 0.2 | -- | +12 |
| Tongan | 17 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 36105 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +10 |
| Italian | 16 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 36022 | 17 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -1 |
| Dinka | 13 | 0.5 | -- | 36059 | 6 | 0.2 | -- | +7 |
| Nepali | 12 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 36081 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +12 |
| Macedonian | 11 | 0.4 | -- | 36026 | 12 | 0.4 | -- | -1 |
| Burmese | 11 | 0.4 | -- | 36053 | 13 | 0.5 | -- | -2 |
| Turkish | 10 | 0.3 | -- | 36036 | 8 | 0.3 | -- | +2 |
| Tibetan | 10 | 0.3 | -- | 36103 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +10 |
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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 Blair Athol in 2016 compared to Blairmount shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 49.6% of the population used English only, and 48.3 used a non-English language, compared with 64.1% and 32.2% respectively for Blairmount.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Blair Athol was Filipino/Tagalog, with 8.5% of the population, or 246 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Blair Athol and Blairmount in 2016 were:
- A larger percentage using Filipino/Tagalog at home (8.5% compared to 0.0%)
- A larger percentage using Arabic at home (4.4% compared to 2.4%)
- A larger percentage using Lao at home (4.2% compared to 2.1%)
- A smaller percentage using Samoan at home (2.0% compared to 4.7%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 229 or 19.7%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 2 or 0.1%.
The largest change in the languages used by the population in Blair Athol between 2011 and 2016 was for those using:
- Arabic (+79 persons)