St Johns Park
Language used at home
In St Johns Park, 75.2409 of people used a language other than English at home in 2016.
St Johns Park'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 Johns Park'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 Johns Park - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Cabramatta Place % | Number | % | Cabramatta Place % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Speaks English only | 1,298 | 21.2 | 16.8 | 36500 | 1,146 | 19.3 | 16.4 | +152 |
 Non-English total | 4,607 | 75.2 | 78.6 | 36501 | 4,641 | 78.1 | 78.3 | -34 |
| Not stated | 218 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 36502 | 155 | 2.6 | 5.3 | +63 |
| Total Population | 6,123 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,942 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +181 | |
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 Johns Park - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Cabramatta Place % | Number | % | Cabramatta Place % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Vietnamese | 1,453 | 23.7 | 38.9 | 36037 | 1,283 | 21.6 | 36.1 | +170 |
| Cantonese | 385 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 36006 | 420 | 7.1 | 9.9 | -35 |
| Assyrian/Aramaic | 365 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 36048 | 294 | 4.9 | 0.9 | +71 |
| Croatian | 335 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 36009 | 354 | 6.0 | 0.4 | -19 |
| Khmer | 272 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 36024 | 260 | 4.4 | 7.0 | +12 |
| Mandarin | 206 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 36007 | 165 | 2.8 | 4.1 | +41 |
| Serbian | 198 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 36032 | 234 | 3.9 | 2.6 | -36 |
| Italian | 188 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 36022 | 290 | 4.9 | 1.4 | -102 |
| Spanish | 183 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 36034 | 215 | 3.6 | 1.8 | -32 |
| Arabic | 172 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 36004 | 209 | 3.5 | 2.1 | -37 |
| Min Nan (incl.Hokkien) | 164 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 36068 | 175 | 2.9 | 2.4 | -11 |
| Macedonian | 110 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 36026 | 165 | 2.8 | 0.4 | -55 |
| Lao | 97 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 36074 | 96 | 1.6 | 1.1 | +1 |
| Armenian | 62 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 36047 | 57 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +5 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 60 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 36011 | 85 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -25 |
| Samoan | 37 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 36031 | 24 | 0.4 | 1.0 | +13 |
| Thai | 32 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 36102 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +5 |
| Greek | 25 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 36015 | 28 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -3 |
| Chinese, nfd | 24 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 36055 | 37 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -13 |
| Hindi | 22 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 36016 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +8 |
| Maltese | 21 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 36027 | 20 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Turkish | 20 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36036 | 35 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -15 |
| Tongan | 18 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 36105 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +8 |
| French | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36013 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +2 |
| Hungarian | 13 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 36017 | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1 |
| German | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36014 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +1 |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36029 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Serbo-Croatian Yugoslavian, so described | 10 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36090 | 11 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1 |
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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 Johns Park in 2016 compared to Cabramatta Place 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, 21.2% of the population used English only, and 75.2 used a non-English language, compared with 16.8% and 78.6% respectively for Cabramatta Place.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in St Johns Park was Vietnamese, with 23.7% of the population, or 1,453 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of St Johns Park and Cabramatta Place in 2016 were:
- A larger percentage using Croatian at home (5.5% compared to 0.3%)
- A larger percentage using Assyrian/Aramaic at home (6.0% compared to 1.0%)
- A smaller percentage using Vietnamese at home (23.7% compared to 38.9%)
- A smaller percentage using Cantonese at home (6.3% compared to 8.8%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people who used a language other than English at home decreased by 34 or 0.7%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 152 or 13.3%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in St Johns Park between 2011 and 2016 were for those using:
- Vietnamese (+170 persons)
- Italian (-102 persons)
- Assyrian/Aramaic (+71 persons)
- Macedonian (-55 persons)