5.1% ▲ +179.5%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hervey Bay · Urban Area
Language in Hervey Bay
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Hervey Bay compared to the rest of the country. Only 5.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. While this is one of the lowest rates in the region, the number of people using other languages has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most residents speak only English, making up 89.1% of the population. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.4% speak little or no English, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2016.
0.4% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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.
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 Hervey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3009/hervey-bay/topic/language