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Language in Hay

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

English is the dominant language in Hay, where only 3.9% of residents use another language at home. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%, making the town much less linguistically diverse than the state average.

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📍 Hay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 84.3% of people speak only English at home. While 0.5% of residents speak little or no English, this is higher than most similar areas, though still well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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3.9% ▲ +32.8%

Higher than 54% 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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0.5% ▲ +56.9%

Higher than 70% 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 Hay, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 84.3% Italian 0.4% Greek 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Hindi 0.2%

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 Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11881/hay/topic/language