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Hackham West

Language used at home

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In Hackham West, 5.2% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Hackham West'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.

Hackham West'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
Hackham West - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Sellicks Beach %Number%Sellicks Beach %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only3,15687.289.43,10187.488.2+55
Non-English total1895.24.31785.04.5+11
Not stated2757.66.32687.67.3+7
Total Population3,620100.0100.03,547100.0100.0+73
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Language used at home - Ranked by size
Hackham West - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Sellicks Beach %Number%Sellicks Beach %2016 to 2021
Filipino/Tagalog270.70.2140.4--+13
Arabic140.4--160.5---2
Croatian110.3--120.3---1
Australian Indigenous Languages100.3--60.2--+4
Russian100.3--30.1--+7
Spanish100.30.180.20.2+2

Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Hackham West in 2021 compared to Sellicks Beach 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, 87.2% of the population used English only, and 5.2% used a non-English language, compared with 89.4% and 4.3% respectively for Sellicks Beach.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Hackham West was Filipino/Tagalog, with 0.7% of the population, or 27 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Hackham West and Sellicks Beach in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 11 or 6.2%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 55 or 1.8%.

There were no major differences in Hackham West between 2016 and 2021.

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