Hartley · Suburb / Locality

Language in Hartley

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

English is the primary tongue for 90% of people in Hartley. While more residents use another language at home than in most similar areas, this is still far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.6% speak little or no English.

5.4% ▲ +35.5%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 5.4%

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

0.6% ▼ -35.8%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In Hartley, English only is the majority at 99%; Arabic 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 Hartley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11868/hartley/topic/language