Hilton · Suburb / Locality

Language in Hilton

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

A diverse range of voices fills the streets of Hilton, where 12.1% of people use a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.}

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📍 Hilton, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 79% of residents, though 1.7% speak Italian and small numbers use Arabic, Mandarin or Vietnamese. Only 1% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the 3.4% national average.

12.1% ▼ -0.7%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 12.1%

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

1.0% ▼ -38.9%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Hilton, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 2%.

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 Hilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50641/hilton/topic/language