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Andersons Bay'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.
Andersons Bay'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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Andersons Bay | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Languages spoken - Summary | Number | % of total population | St Kilda North % | Number | % of total population | St Kilda North % | 2013 to 2018 |
English only | 2,052 | 86.3 | 84.3 | 1,980 | 84.9 | 81.3 | +72 |
Māori only | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Māori and English | 30 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 27 | 1.2 | 2.1 | +3 |
No language (too young to talk) | 48 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 42 | 1.8 | 1.7 | +6 |
Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 87 | 3.7 | 6.6 | -87 |
Total population | 2,379 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,331 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +48 |
Languages spoken - Ranked by size | |||||||
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Andersons Bay | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Languages spoken - multi-response | Number | % of total population | St Kilda North % | Number | % of total population | St Kilda North % | 2013 to 2018 |
English | 2,322 | 97.6 | 96.6 | 2,202 | 94.5 | 90.6 | +120 |
French | 51 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 48 | 2.1 | 0.7 | +3 |
German | 39 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 45 | 1.9 | 0.6 | -6 |
Māori | 33 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 33 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0 |
Japanese | 24 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +12 |
Northern Chinese | 18 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +12 |
Spanish | 18 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0 |
Afrikaans | 15 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +12 |
New Zealand Sign Language | 15 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +9 |
Samoan | 12 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | +6 |
Languages spoken - Totals | |||||||
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Andersons Bay | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Languages spoken - Totals | Number | % of total population | St Kilda North % | Number | % of total population | St Kilda North % | 2013 to 2018 |
Not stated / included | -- | -- | -- | 87 | 4.1 | 7.2 | -87 |
Total population | 2,130 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,136 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -6 |
Total respondents | 2,130 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,049 | 95.9 | 92.8 | +81 |
Total responses | 2,709 | 127.2 | 130.6 | 2,592 | 121.3 | 121.1 | +117 |
Analysis of the language spoken by the population of Andersons Bay in 2018 compared to St Kilda North 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, 86.3% spoke English only and 1.3% spoke Māori, or Māori and English, compared with 84.3% and 1.7% respectively for St Kilda North.
The dominant language spoken at home, other than English, in Andersons Bay was French, with 2.1% of the population, or 51 people speaking this language at home.
The major difference between the languages spoken at home for the population of Andersons Bay and St Kilda North in 2018 was:
Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population.
Between 2013 and 2018, the number of people who spoke Māori, or Māori and English increased by 3 or 11.1%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 72 or 3.6%.
There were no major differences in Andersons Bay between 2013 and 2018.
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