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Language in Hawks Nest

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Hawks Nest, where only 5.0% of residents use another language at home. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Hawks Nest, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people speak only English, though those using other languages rose to 5.0% since 2011. Very few people speak little or no English at 0.8%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the state average.

People using another language at home

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5.0% ▲ +272.5%

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.8% ▲ +264.6%

Higher than 76% of urban centre 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 Hawks Nest, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 86.8% Mandarin 0.8% Arabic 0.5% Tagalog 0.3%

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 Hawks Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115078/hawks-nest/topic/language