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Hampton East'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 East'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.
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Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
| Language used at home - Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton East - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Ebden Ward % | Number | % | Ebden Ward % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Speaks English only | 3,694 | 72.9 | 83.4 | 3,146 | 74.0 | 89.5 | +548 |
| Non-English total | 1,144 | 22.6 | 13.4 | 857 | 20.2 | 8.5 | +287 |
| Not stated | 231 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 246 | 5.8 | 2.1 | -15 |
| Total Population | 5,069 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,249 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +819 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Hampton East in 2021 compared to Ebden Ward shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 72.9% of the population used English only, and 22.6% used a non-English language, compared with 83.4% and 13.4% respectively for Ebden Ward.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Hampton East was Mandarin, with 3.2% of the population, or 160 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Hampton East and Ebden Ward in 2021 were:
- A larger percentage using Russian at home (2.5% compared to 0.7%)
- A larger percentage using Greek at home (3.1% compared to 1.7%)
- A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (3.2% compared to 1.9%)
Emerging groups
Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 287 or 33.5%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 548 or 17.4%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Hampton East between 2001 and 2021 were for those using:
- Mandarin (+125 persons)
- Spanish (+64 persons)
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