4.1% ▲ +71.4%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Upper Hunter · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Upper Hunter
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English in Upper Hunter than in most similar areas. Only 4.1% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is one of the least linguistically diverse areas, the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 88.7% of the population, and the 4.1% who speak another language at home is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This is reflected in the very low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.6%.
0.6% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Upper Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10604/upper-hunter/topic/language