Huon · Suburb / Locality

Language in Huon

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

A huge gap exists between Huon and the rest of the country, with only 1.5% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Almost everyone here speaks only English, making it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region.

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📍 Huon, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 98.5% of residents. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

1.5% ▲ —

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Huon, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Huon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21221/huon/topic/language