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Ferryden Park - Mansfield Park and District

Language used at home

In Ferryden Park - Mansfield Park and District, 61.1% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Ferryden Park - Mansfield Park and District'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.

Ferryden Park - Mansfield Park and District'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.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
Ferryden Park - Mansfield Park and District - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %Number%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %2006 to 2021
Speaks English only4,40833.759.73,97344.471.0+435
Non-English total7,98361.135.44,36848.822.7+3,615
Not stated6795.24.86156.96.3+64
Total Population13,070100.0100.08,956100.0100.0+4,114
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Ferryden Park - Mansfield Park and District - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language (excludes English)Number%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %Number%City of Port Adelaide Enfield %2006 to 2021
Vietnamese3,22724.75.32,03422.74.6+1,193
Punjabi5374.13.370.10.1+530
Mandarin3112.42.71091.20.8+202
Filipino/Tagalog3052.31.3320.40.6+273
Khmer2572.00.42212.50.6+36
Malayalam2491.90.7220.20.1+227
Cantonese2251.71.22572.91.1-32
Serbian2231.70.52272.50.7-4
Greek2071.61.52222.52.1-15
Arabic1901.51.0750.80.7+115
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Ferryden Park - Mansfield Park and District in 2021 compared to the City of Port Adelaide Enfield 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, 33.7% of the population used English only, and 61.1% used a non-English language, compared with 59.7% and 35.4% respectively for the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Ferryden Park - Mansfield Park and District was Vietnamese, with 24.7% of the population, or 3,227 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Ferryden Park - Mansfield Park and District and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Vietnamese at home (24.7% compared to 5.3%)
  • A larger percentage using Khmer at home (2.0% compared to 0.4%)
  • A larger percentage using Malayalam at home (1.9% compared to 0.7%)
  • A smaller percentage using Gujarati at home (0.4% compared to 2.5%)

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 3,615 or 82.8%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 435 or 10.9%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Ferryden Park - Mansfield Park and District between 2006 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Vietnamese (+1,193 persons)
  • Punjabi (+530 persons)
  • Filipino/Tagalog (+273 persons)
  • Malayalam (+227 persons)

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