6.8% ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
The Hills District · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in The Hills District
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in The Hills District than in most similar areas. Only 6.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this share has risen slightly since 2011, the area remains overwhelmingly English-speaking.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 90.7% of people at home, and very few residents struggle with the language, as only 0.5% speak little or no English. This is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2016. Other languages spoken in the district include Italian, Hindi, Mandarin, and Tagalog.
0.5% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 The Hills District [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31401/the-hills-district/topic/language