5.1% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hinkler · Federal Electorate
Language in Hinkler
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 5.1% of people in Hinkler use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country. While the use of other languages has risen slightly since 2011, English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 89% of residents, with only 0.7% of people speaking little or no English. This is a little below both the state and national figures, and the proportion has barely changed since 2016.
0.7% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Hinkler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED316/hinkler/topic/language