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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Glen Alpine in 2021, 119 people who spoke a language other than English at home reported difficulty speaking English.
Proficiency in English measures the self-assessed proficiency in spoken English of people who speak a language other than English at home. The data, when viewed with other ethnic and cultural indicators, such as Ancestry, Country of Birth, Language Spoken at Home and Religion, reflects Glen Alpine's ethnic composition and how long the overseas born have been in Australia. This helps service providers determine whether they need to communicate with the local population in languages other than English.
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Glen Alpine - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
English proficiency | Number | % | Macquarie Links % | Number | % | Macquarie Links % | 2006 to 2021 |
Speaks English only | 3,295 | 74.4 | 51.5 | 3,634 | 78.8 | 60.6 | -339 |
Speaks English well or very well | 912 | 20.6 | 44.0 | 722 | 15.7 | 30.2 | +189 |
Speaks English not well or not at all | 119 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 94 | 2.0 | 1.0 | +25 |
Not stated | 105 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 162 | 3.5 | 8.2 | -58 |
Total population | 4,431 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,613 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -183 |
Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the population in Glen Alpine in 2021 compared to Macquarie Links shows that there was a higher proportion of people who spoke English only, and a similar proportion of people who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.
Overall, 74.4% of people spoke English only, and 2.7% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 51.5% and 3.0% respectively for Macquarie Links.
The most significant changes in the proficiency in English of the population in this area between 2006 and 2021 were in those speaking:
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