53.1% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hurstville · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Hurstville
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over half of the population in Hurstville speaks a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This linguistic diversity is a defining feature of the area, with 53.1% of residents using another language, a figure that has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin and Cantonese are the most common non-English languages, spoken by 13.9% and 10.2% of people. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 11.3% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
11.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Hurstville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11903/hurstville/topic/language