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The Hills Shire

Language used at home

In The Hills Shire, 38.8% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

The Hills Shire'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.

The Hills Shire'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.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
The Hills Shire - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only112,39558.657.3102,58665.258.4+9,809
Non-English total74,37938.837.450,06031.835.8+24,319
Not stated5,1022.75.34,5982.95.8+504
Total Population191,876100.0100.0157,244100.0100.0+34,632
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
The Hills Shire - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Mandarin15,6788.25.010,0026.44.7+5,676
Cantonese6,4463.42.85,3583.42.9+1,088
Hindi5,4182.81.52,9761.91.3+2,442
Korean4,0522.11.13,0982.01.2+954
Arabic3,8562.04.22,7031.74.0+1,153
Persian3,5731.90.52,0431.30.4+1,530
Punjabi2,9801.60.81,3200.80.6+1,660
Tamil2,8431.50.71,7771.10.6+1,066
Filipino/Tagalog2,6441.41.41,9011.21.3+743
Urdu2,3411.20.89370.60.6+1,404
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of The Hills Shire in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, as well as a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 58.6% of the population used English only, and 38.8% used a non-English language, compared with 57.3% and 37.4% respectively for Greater Sydney.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in The Hills Shire was Mandarin, with 8.2% of the population, or 15,678 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of The Hills Shire and Greater Sydney in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (8.2% compared to 5.0%)
  • A larger percentage using Persian at home (1.9% compared to 0.5%)
  • A smaller percentage using Arabic at home (2.0% compared to 4.2%)
  • A smaller percentage using Vietnamese at home (0.4% compared to 2.2%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 24,319 or 48.6%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 9,809 or 9.6%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in The Hills Shire between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Mandarin (+5,676 persons)
  • Hindi (+2,442 persons)
  • Punjabi (+1,660 persons)
  • Persian (+1,530 persons)

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