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Language in Hovea

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

A higher share of residents in Hovea speak another language at home than in most similar areas. While 8.1% of the community use a language other than English, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Hovea, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people here speak only English, which accounts for 85.3% of homes. Around 1.1% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas but a little below the Western Australian average of 2.3%.

People using another language at home

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8.1% ▲ +26.4%

Higher than 73% 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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1.1% ▲ —

Higher than 77% 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 Hovea, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 85.3% Mandarin 0.6%

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 Hovea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50657/hovea/topic/language