40.4% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hughesdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Hughesdale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Diverse voices fill the streets of Hughesdale, where 40.4% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3% and shows a community where multiculturalism is a deeply embedded part of daily life.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 56.6% of residents speak only English, Greek is the most common other language at 11.8%, followed by Mandarin at 6.2%. About 6.3% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the Victorian average, though this figure has fallen slightly since 2016.
6.3% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Hughesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021180/hughesdale/topic/language