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Princes Hill · Suburb / Locality

Language in Princes Hill

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

English remains the dominant language in Princes Hill, though about 15.2% of residents now use another tongue at home. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Princes Hill, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 79.9% of people speak only English, while Italian and Greek are the most common other languages. Only 1.5% of residents 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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15.2% ▼ -20.8%

Higher than 83% 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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1.5% ▼ -36.4%

Higher than 81% 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 Princes Hill, English only is the majority at 91%; Italian is next at 3%.

English only 79.9% Italian 2.7% Greek 1.8% Arabic 1.1% Cantonese 0.8% Mandarin 0.6% Vietnamese 0.6% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Princes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22122/princes-hill/topic/language