Hampton
Language used at home
In Hampton, 13.5745 of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Hampton's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.
Hampton's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.
Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
| Language used at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| Hampton - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 11,216 | 83.0 | 61.1 | 36500 | 9,724 | 85.6 | 69.9 | +1,492 |
 Non-English total | 1,835 | 13.6 | 34.1 | 36501 | 1,186 | 10.5 | 25.2 | +648 |
| Not stated | 467 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 36502 | 446 | 3.9 | 4.9 | +21 |
| Total Population | 13,518 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,357 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,160 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Hampton - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | Number | % | Greater Melbourne % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Greek | 237 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 36015 | 244 | 2.1 | 3.5 | -7 |
| Mandarin | 236 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 36007 | 28 | 0.2 | 1.1 | +208 |
| Russian | 170 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 36030 | 73 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +96 |
| Italian | 140 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 36022 | 233 | 2.1 | 4.0 | -93 |
| Spanish | 105 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 36034 | 26 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +79 |
| French | 103 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 36013 | 42 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +60 |
| German | 74 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 36014 | 60 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +14 |
| Arabic | 74 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 36004 | 47 | 0.4 | 1.3 | +26 |
| Cantonese | 54 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 36006 | 44 | 0.4 | 1.7 | +9 |
| Polish | 54 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 36028 | 33 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +21 |
| Japanese | 43 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36023 | 49 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -7 |
| Turkish | 41 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 36036 | 29 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +11 |
| Hindi | 32 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 36016 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +25 |
| Dutch | 31 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36010 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +19 |
| Croatian | 25 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 36009 | 30 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -5 |
| Serbian | 24 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 36032 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +9 |
| Afrikaans | 24 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36044 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +23 |
| Czech | 23 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 36056 | 20 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Thai | 23 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 36102 | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +11 |
| Swedish | 22 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 36097 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +13 |
| Portuguese | 19 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36029 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +9 |
| Vietnamese | 18 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 36037 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | +17 |
| Persian | 17 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 36019 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +11 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 16 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 36011 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | +13 |
| Tamil | 14 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 36035 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +14 |
| Slovak | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36092 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +12 |
| Hungarian | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36017 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +3 |
| Danish | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36057 | 17 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -7 |
| Finnish | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36063 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +11 |
| Norwegian | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36083 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +10 |
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Hampton in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 83.0% of the population used English only, and 13.6 used a non-English language, compared with 61.1% and 34.1% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Hampton was Greek, with 1.8% of the population, or 237 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Hampton and Greater Melbourne in 2021 were:
- A smaller percentage using Mandarin at home (1.7% compared to 4.3%)
- A smaller percentage using Vietnamese at home (0.1% compared to 2.3%)
- A smaller percentage using Cantonese at home (0.4% compared to 1.6%)
- A smaller percentage using Arabic at home (0.5% compared to 1.8%)
Emerging groups
Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 649 or 54.7%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 1,492 or 15.3%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Hampton between 2001 and 2021 were for those using:
- Mandarin (+208 persons)
- Russian (+96 persons)
- Italian (-93 persons)
- Spanish (+79 persons)