4.1% ▲ +56.6%
Lower than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hunter Valley exc Newcastle · Region (SA4)
Language in Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 90.5% of people in Hunter Valley exc Newcastle. This is a region where very few people use a language other than English at home, though the number of people doing so has risen slightly in recent years.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is among the lowest proportions for similar areas, and it helps explain why the 0.5% who speak little or no English is much lower than most other places.
0.5% ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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 Hunter Valley exc Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/106/hunter-valley-exc-newcastle/topic/language