7.1% ▲ +100.5%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hindmarsh · Council (LGA)
Language in Hindmarsh
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 86% of people in Hindmarsh. While most residents speak only English, the number of people using another language at home has doubled since 2011 to reach 7.1%. This figure remains far below the Victorian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 7.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. However, 2.3% of residents speak little or no English, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.3% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22980/hindmarsh/topic/language