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Hughenden · Urban Centre

Language in Hughenden

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

A massive 36 point drop in non-English speaking residents since 2011 has made Hughenden (L) a very linguistically uniform place. Only 2.8% of people now use a language other than English at home, a figure that sits far below the national average.

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📍 Hughenden, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.4% of the area, and those who speak little or no English make up just 0.3% of the population. This is well below the Australian figure of 3.4% and is similar to other areas of its level.

People using another language at home

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2.8% ▼ -92.9%

Lower than 65% 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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0.3% ▲ —

Higher than 54% 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 Hughenden, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 86.4% Cantonese 0.5% Hindi 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 Hughenden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321055/hughenden/topic/language