3.8% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hastings - Somers · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Hastings - Somers
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 3.8% of people in Hastings - Somers spoke a language other than English at home in 2021, though this figure has risen slightly since 2011. The area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia, with the vast majority of residents speaking only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 90.4% of the population, which is far below the state and national figures for linguistic diversity. Only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, a very low rate that has barely changed since 2016.
0.4% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Hastings - Somers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021379/hastings-somers/topic/language