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What languages do we speak?

Derived from the Census question, "In which language(s) could you have a conversation about a lot of everyday things?" This is a multi-response question.

Language statistics show the proportion of the population that speaks and understands a language other than English. They area indicative of how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language. Language statistics also provide an indicator for the monitoring of language education programs.

Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park's Language data should be analysed in conjunction with Ethnicity statistics, Maori Descent, Country of Birth, and Religion statistics to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area.

Languages spoken
top 10 languages ranked for 2006		Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park
20062001Change
Usual residencenumber%Wanganui District %number%Wanganui District %2001 to 2006
English2,32890.592.32,51189.493.1-183
Maori1897.46.32107.56.6-21
French240.91.0240.90.90
Dutch180.70.590.30.49
New Zealand Sign Language150.60.8210.70.9-6
Afrikaans120.50.330.10.29
German120.50.690.30.53
Samoan90.40.6210.70.6-12
Spanish90.40.560.20.33
Swedish60.20.030.10.03
 
None (eg too young to talk)451.81.5331.21.812
Not elsewhere included1867.25.72589.24.7-72
Total people2,571100.0100.02,808100.0100.0-237
Total responses5,1305,610-480

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006, 2001 and 1996.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.

Language is a multi-response question which records all languages which a person can speak and understand (including sign language). It does not include reading and writing a particular language.

A total of 194 different languages are recorded in the Census. The data presented in profile.id® are the top 10 language responses for the selected area, in addition to English and Maori.

There are no known changes to the language classification between 1996 and 2006. In 2001 and 2006, a reminder was added to the Census question that respondents should tick "English" if they are able to hold a conversation in English. This may have increased the response rate for English slightly compared to that recorded in 1996.

As language is a multiple response question, the total number of responses will sum to greater than the total population, and therefore the percentages shown on the table add to more than 100%. The official language and combination language indicators at the bottom of the table are not multi-response and do sum to the population total.

'Semitic not further defined' includes speakers of Arabic, as well as Ethiopian, Berber and Oromo.

Main languages spokenFordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park
20062001Change
Usual residencenumber%Wanganui District %number%Wanganui District %2001 to 2006
English only2,06480.481.22,21778.882.3-153
Maori only90.40.360.20.33
Maori and English1776.96.11926.85.7-15
Other language combinations903.55.51113.95.5-21
No language451.81.4361.31.89
Not elsewhere included1837.15.52529.04.5-69
Total2,568100.0100.02,814100.0100.0-246

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006, 2001 and 1996.

Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population of Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park in 2006 compared to Wanganui District shows that there was a lower proportion of people who spoke English only but a higher proportion of those who spoke Maori, or Maori and English.

Overall, 80.4% of the population spoke English only, and 7.2% spoke Maori, or Maori and English, compared with 81.2% and 6.3% respectively for Wanganui District.

The dominant language in Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park, other than English, was Maori, with 7.4% of the population, or 189 people using this language.

The major difference in the language statistics of Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park and Wanganui District is:

  • A smaller percentage of English (90.5% compared to 92.3%).

The largest change in the languages spoken by Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park's population between 2001 and 2006 was for:

  • English (-183 persons).
Languages spoken (top 10) in Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park and Wanganui District, 2006 (Usual residence) 92.3% English, Wanganui District 6.3% Maori, Wanganui District 1.0% French, Wanganui District 0.5% Dutch, Wanganui District 0.8% New Zealand Sign Language, Wanganui District 0.3% Afrikaans, Wanganui District 0.6% German, Wanganui District 0.6% Samoan, Wanganui District 0.5% Spanish, Wanganui District 0.0% Swedish, Wanganui District 90.5% English, Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park 7.4% Maori, Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park 0.9% French, Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park 0.7% Dutch, Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park 0.6% New Zealand Sign Language, Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park 0.5% Afrikaans, Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park 0.5% German, Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park 0.4% Samoan, Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park 0.4% Spanish, Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park 0.2% Swedish, Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park
Change in languages spoken (top 10) in Fordell-Kakatahi - Marybank-Gordon Park, 2001 to 2006 (Usual residence) -183 English -21 Maori +0 French +9 Dutch -6 New Zealand Sign Language +9 Afrikaans +3 German -12 Samoan +3 Spanish +3 Swedish
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