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Language in Hughenden

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

English is the dominant language in Hughenden, with 85.8% of the population speaking only English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages. Very few residents use a language other than English in their daily lives.

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📍 Hughenden, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.9% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is around the middle for similar areas, only 0.3% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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2.9% ▲ +74.2%

Lower than 55% 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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0.3% ▼ -23.5%

Higher than 64% 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 Hughenden, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 85.8% Cantonese 0.4% Hindi 0.3%

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 Hughenden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31369/hughenden/topic/language