Nillumbik Shire
Age groups - Language spoken at home
In 2021, 5.4% of people aged 18 to 24 years in Nillumbik Shire spoke a language other than English at home.
Nillumbik Shire'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.
Nillumbik Shire'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 18 to 24 years
| Language spoken at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nillumbik Shire - 18 to 24 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language | Number | % | Mornington Peninsula Shire | Number | % | Mornington Peninsula Shire | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Greek | 34 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 39 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -5 | 30080 |
| Mandarin | 32 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +17 | 30144 |
| Arabic | 22 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 21 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +1 | 30011 |
| Macedonian | 18 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -3 | 30137 |
| Italian | 17 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 47 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -30 | 30108 |
| Serbian | 16 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +13 | 30207 |
| Thai | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +9 | 30239 |
| French | 12 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +4 | 30070 |
| German | 11 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -7 | 30077 |
| Persian (excluding Dari) | 11 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +8 | 30192 |
| Vietnamese | 10 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +7 | 30260 |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nillumbik Shire - 18 to 24 years | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Mornington Peninsula Shire | Number | % | Mornington Peninsula Shire | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 5,224 | 92.6 | 91.8 | 5,719 | 93.2 | 92.2 | -495 | 60500 |
| Non-English total | 302 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 288 | 4.7 | 3.4 | +14 | 60510 |
| Not stated | 114 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 129 | 2.1 | 4.4 | -15 | 60520 |
| Total people | 5,640 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,136 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -496 | |
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 18 to 24 years in Nillumbik Shire in 2021 compared to Mornington Peninsula Shire shows that there was a larger proportion of people who spoke English only, as well as a larger proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 92.6% of people aged 18 to 24 years spoke English only, and 5.4% spoke a non-English language, compared with 91.8% and 3.4% respectively for Mornington Peninsula Shire.
Other than English, the dominant language spoken at home by people aged 18 to 24 years in Nillumbik Shire was Greek, with 0.6% of the population, or 34 people speaking this language at home.
There were no major differences between Nillumbik Shire and Mornington Peninsula Shire in 2021.
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people aged 18 to 24 years who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 14 or 4.9%, and the number of people who spoke English only decreased by 495 or 8.7%.
There were no major changes for Nillumbik Shire between 2011 and 2021.