Hopetoun · Suburb / Locality

Language in Hopetoun

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

English is the dominant tongue in Hopetoun, where 83.9% of people speak only this language at home. While more people here use another language compared to most similar areas, the overall variety of languages spoken is far below the national average.

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📍 Hopetoun, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.0% of residents speak a language other than English, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English.

6.0% ▲ +18.3%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 6.0%

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

0.4% ▲ +30.2%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Hopetoun, English only is the majority at 99%; Arabic is next at 0%.

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 Hopetoun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50654/hopetoun/topic/language