22.6% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hampton East · Suburb / Locality
Language in Hampton East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher numbers of people speak a language other than English in Hampton East compared to most similar areas. While 22.6% of residents use another language at home, this is about the same as the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 72.9% of residents, with Mandarin and Greek being the next most common. About 3.2% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.2% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
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 Hampton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21132/hampton-east/topic/language