Hampden · Suburb / Locality

Language in Hampden

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

English remains the dominant language in Hampden, where only 0.5% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and the Queensland figure of 13.2%. The area is very linguistically uniform compared to most other parts of the country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 90.3% of residents, while Hindi is the only other language with a recorded presence at 1.0%. Although very few people use other languages, 0.7% of the population speaks little or no English, which is higher than in most similar areas.

0.5% ▼ -73.2%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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

0.7% ▲ —

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Hampden, English only is the majority at 99%; Hindi is next at 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 Hampden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31292/hampden/topic/language