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Language in Hawks Nest

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

A far smaller proportion of people in Hawks Nest speak a language other than English compared to the rest of the country. While 22.3% of Australians use another language at home, that figure is just 5.0% in this area.

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📍 Hawks Nest, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.8% of residents. Only 0.8% of people here speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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5.0% ▲ +13.6%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.8% ▲ +246.2%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Hawks Nest, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 86.8% Mandarin 0.8% Arabic 0.5% Tagalog 0.3%

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 Hawks Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11880/hawks-nest/topic/language