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Glenleith's language statistics show the proportion of the population that speaks and understands a language other than English. They are 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.
Glenleith's language data should be analysed in conjunction with Ethnicity statistics, Māori Descent, Country of Birth, and Religion statistics to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area.
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Multi-response
Languages spoken - Summary | |||||||
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Glenleith | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Languages spoken - Summary | Number | % of total population | Campus South % | Number | % of total population | Campus South % | 2013 to 2018 |
English only | 1,014 | 82.2 | 69.6 | 873 | 78.6 | 67.9 | +141 |
Māori only | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Māori and English | 21 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 12 | 1.1 | 1.2 | +9 |
No language (too young to talk) | 21 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +6 |
Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 51 | 4.6 | 5.9 | -51 |
Total population | 1,233 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,110 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +123 |
Languages spoken - Ranked by size | |||||||
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Glenleith | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Languages spoken - multi-response | Number | % of total population | Campus South % | Number | % of total population | Campus South % | 2013 to 2018 |
English | 1,209 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 1,038 | 93.5 | 93.5 | +171 |
French | 24 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 27 | 2.4 | 1.8 | -3 |
Māori | 21 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 18 | 1.6 | 1.8 | +3 |
Semitic not further defined | 18 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 15 | 1.4 | 1.6 | +3 |
German | 18 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 30 | 2.7 | 1.6 | -12 |
Northern Chinese | 15 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 4.7 | +12 |
Tuvaluan | 15 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +15 |
Samoan | 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +9 |
Japanese | 12 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0 |
Dutch | 12 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 18 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -6 |
Languages spoken - Totals | |||||||
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Glenleith | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Languages spoken - Totals | Number | % of total population | Campus South % | Number | % of total population | Campus South % | 2013 to 2018 |
Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 51 | 5.4 | 7.8 | -51 |
Total population | 1,056 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 951 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +105 |
Total respondents | 1,056 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 900 | 94.6 | 92.2 | +156 |
Total responses | 1,461 | 138.4 | 192.2 | 1,332 | 140.1 | 178.3 | +129 |
Analysis of the language spoken by the population of Glenleith in 2018 compared to Campus South shows that there was a larger proportion of people who spoke English only, and a similar proportion of those who spoke Māori, or Māori and English.
Overall, 82.2% spoke English only and 1.7% spoke Māori, or Māori and English, compared with 69.6% and 1.9% respectively for Campus South.
The dominant language spoken at home, other than English, in Glenleith was French, with 1.9% of the population, or 24 people speaking this language at home.
The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population of Glenleith and Campus South in 2018 were:
Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population.
Between 2013 and 2018, the number of people who spoke Māori, or Māori and English increased by 9 or 75.0%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 141 or 16.2%.
There were no major differences in Glenleith between 2013 and 2018.
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