MidCoast Council area
Age groups - Language spoken at home
In 2021, 2.0% of people aged 65 to 74 years in the MidCoast Council area spoke a language other than English at home.
The MidCoast Council area's language statistics show the proportion of the population in the selected age group who speak a language at home other than English, and the main languages spoken. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language at different ages.
The MidCoast Council area's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth as different cultural groups are better analysed through the different topics. For major language groups, Community of Interest profiles are available for that specific language by a range of characteristics.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
People aged 65 to 74 years
| Language spoken at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| MidCoast Council area - 65 to 74 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language | Number | % | Australia | Number | % | Australia | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Italian | 32 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 45 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -13 | 30108 |
| German | 30 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 74 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -44 | 30077 |
| Spanish | 28 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.6 | +12 | 30227 |
| French | 25 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +8 | 30070 |
| Polish | 24 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +13 | 30195 |
| Mandarin | 23 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -- | 0.0 | 0.6 | -- | 30144 |
| Greek | 16 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 15 | 0.1 | 2.3 | +1 | 30080 |
| Maltese | 14 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +5 | 30142 |
| Dutch | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -10 | 30056 |
| Filipino | 14 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.2 | -- | 30066 |
| Arabic | 11 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | +8 | 30011 |
| Cantonese | 10 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -- | 0.0 | 1.0 | -- | 30035 |
| Czech | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +7 | 30047 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes languages with fewer than 10 people speaking them at home.
| Language spoken at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| MidCoast Council area - 65 to 74 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Australia | Number | % | Australia | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 16,278 | 92.2 | 78.8 | 11,409 | 93.7 | 79.4 | +4,869 | 60500 |
| Non-English total | 351 | 2.0 | 16.2 | 280 | 2.3 | 16.1 | +71 | 60510 |
| Not stated | 1,020 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 483 | 4.0 | 4.6 | +537 | 60520 |
| Total people | 17,649 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,172 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +5,477 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the language spoken at home by people aged 65 to 74 years in the MidCoast Council area in 2021 compared to Australia 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, 92.2% of people aged 65 to 74 years spoke English only, and 2.0% spoke a non-English language, compared with 78.8% and 16.2% respectively for Australia.
Other than English, the dominant language spoken at home by people aged 65 to 74 years in the MidCoast Council area was Italian, with 0.2% of the population, or 32 people speaking this language at home.
The major differences between the languages spoken at home for people aged 65 to 74 years of the MidCoast Council area and Australia in 2021 were:
- A smaller percentage speaking Mandarin at home (0.1% compared to 1.7%)
- A smaller percentage speaking Cantonese at home (0.1% compared to 1.6%)
- A smaller percentage speaking Italian at home (0.2% compared to 1.4%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people aged 65 to 74 years who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 71 or 25.4%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 4,869 or 42.7%.
There were no major changes for the MidCoast Council area between 2011 and 2021.