Hurstbridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Hurstbridge

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Just 4% of people in Hurstbridge 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 places across the country.

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📍 Hurstbridge, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 93.9% of residents. This is consistent with the fact that very few people—only 0.3%—speak little or no English, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and national averages.

4.0% ▲ +8.7%

Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 4.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.3% ▲ +21.3%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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.

Language used at home

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In Hurstbridge, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Hurstbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031210/hurstbridge/topic/language