CensusAtlas

Hunterview · Suburb / Locality

Language in Hunterview

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Hunterview, though the proportion of people using other languages at home has risen since 2011. Now, about 6.6% of residents speak a language other than English, which is higher than in most similar areas.

Open map →
📍 Hunterview, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 90.7% of residents speak only English, a small number use languages like Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Hindi. Only 0.9% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average.

People using another language at home

View on map →

6.6% ▲ +55.6%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

View on map →

0.9% ▲ +86.3%

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

View on map →

In Hunterview, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 90.7% Tagalog 1.1% Vietnamese 0.4% Hindi 0.3% Cantonese 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Italian 0.2% Arabic 0.1%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Hunterview

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Hunterview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11962/hunterview/topic/language