Hamilton Valley · Suburb / Locality

Language in Hamilton Valley

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

More people speak a language other than English in Hamilton Valley than in most similar areas, though the total is still quite low. Only 7.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Hamilton Valley, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.5% of residents. While 2% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas, this remains a little below the Australian average of 3.4%.

7.8% ▲ +90.5%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.1%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

2.0% ▲ —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In Hamilton Valley, English only is the majority at 99%; Hindi is next at 1%.

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 Hamilton Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11849/hamilton-valley/topic/language