11.6% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 11.6% of people in Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and the state average, marking the area as overwhelmingly English-speaking. While the proportion of non-English speakers has risen slightly since 2011, the area remains very traditional in its language use.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 85% of residents, and the number of people who speak little or no English is well below the state average at 1.4%. Other languages spoken in the area include Italian at 1.5%, Mandarin at 0.8%, Punjabi at 0.6% and Greek at 0.5%.
1.4% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021040/geelong-west-hamlyn-heights/topic/language