5.5% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hughes · Suburb / Locality
Language in Hughes
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Hughes compared to the rest of the country. While 5.5% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the Northern Territory figure of 32.4% and the national average of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.7% of the population. This strong English presence is reflected in the fact that no residents reported speaking little or no English, a figure well below both the state and national levels.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70131/hughes/topic/language