Hampton Park
Language used at home
In Hampton Park, 50.1234 of people used a language other than English at home in 2016.
Hampton Park'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 Park'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
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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 Park in 2016 compared to Berwick (North) - Beaconsfield 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, 43.1% of the population used English only, and 50.1 used a non-English language, compared with 79.9% and 16.3% respectively for Berwick (North) - Beaconsfield.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Hampton Park was Sinhalese, with 3.8% of the population, or 973 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Hampton Park and Berwick (North) - Beaconsfield in 2016 were:
- A larger percentage using Dari at home (3.6% compared to 0.2%)
- A larger percentage using Hazaraghi at home (3.1% compared to 0.0%)
- A larger percentage using Sinhalese at home (3.8% compared to 1.3%)
- A larger percentage using Khmer at home (2.5% compared to 0.0%)
Emerging groups
Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 1,946 or 17.9%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 906 or 7.6%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Hampton Park between 2011 and 2016 were for those using:
- Hazaraghi (+509 persons)
- Dari (+330 persons)
- Punjabi (+214 persons)
- French (-189 persons)