9.1% ▼ -36.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hugh · Suburb / Locality
Language in Hugh
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Hugh compared to most similar areas. While 9.1% of the community uses another language at home, this is still far below the Northern Territory and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 20.3% of residents speak English only at home. Despite this, the 0.6% who speak little or no English is a little below the Australian figure and well below the territory average.
0.6% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
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 Hugh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70130/hugh/topic/language