Hawthorn
Language used at home
In Hawthorn, 24.8873 of people used a language other than English at home in 2016.
Hawthorn'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.
Hawthorn'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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| Hawthorn - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Junction Ward % | Number | % | Junction Ward % | 2001 to 2016 | |
| Speaks English only | 16,085 | 68.4 | 69.5 | 36500 | 14,826 | 76.2 | 78.5 | +1,258 |
 Non-English total | 5,852 | 24.9 | 25.5 | 36501 | 3,552 | 18.2 | 15.7 | +2,300 |
| Not stated | 1,577 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 36502 | 1,086 | 5.6 | 5.7 | +490 |
| Total Population | 23,514 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 19,465 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,048 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Hawthorn - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Junction Ward % | Number | % | Junction Ward % | 2001 to 2016 | |
| Mandarin | 1,189 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 36007 | 463 | 2.4 | 1.7 | +725 |
| Vietnamese | 403 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 36037 | 84 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +319 |
| Hindi | 328 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 36016 | 142 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +186 |
| Cantonese | 326 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 36006 | 404 | 2.1 | 1.6 | -79 |
| Arabic | 316 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 36004 | 33 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +283 |
| Greek | 314 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 36015 | 418 | 2.1 | 2.9 | -104 |
| Italian | 246 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 36022 | 310 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -65 |
| Gujarati | 241 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 36064 | 51 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +189 |
| Spanish | 223 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 36034 | 53 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +170 |
| Indonesian | 172 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 36018 | 307 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -136 |
| French | 135 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 36013 | 83 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +52 |
| Tamil | 124 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 36035 | 48 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +76 |
| Thai | 113 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 36102 | 142 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -29 |
| Persian | 101 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 36019 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +82 |
| Sinhalese | 99 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 36033 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +59 |
| Korean | 97 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 36025 | 56 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +41 |
| German | 91 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 36014 | 90 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +1 |
| Marathi | 89 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 36080 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +75 |
| Bengali | 88 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 36050 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +69 |
| Japanese | 83 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 36023 | 84 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -1 |
| Telugu | 82 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 36099 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +66 |
| Urdu | 71 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36108 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +48 |
| Chinese, nfd | 69 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 36055 | 35 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +33 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 63 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 36011 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +38 |
| Punjabi | 48 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36088 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +33 |
| Malayalam | 44 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36077 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +37 |
| Russian | 44 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36030 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +21 |
| Kannada | 37 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 36071 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +37 |
| Polish | 36 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 36028 | 53 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -18 |
| Min Nan (incl.Hokkien) | 35 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36068 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +8 |
| Portuguese | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36029 | 9 | 0.0 | -- | +25 |
| Turkish | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36036 | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +14 |
| Malay | 25 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36076 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1 |
| Nepali | 25 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 36081 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +22 |
| Croatian | 24 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36009 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +9 |
| Macedonian | 23 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36026 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -4 |
| Non-verbal so described | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36082 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +8 |
| Dutch | 21 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36010 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -2 |
| Khmer | 20 | 0.1 | -- | 36024 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +17 |
| Hungarian | 17 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36017 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -8 |
| Kurdish | 15 | 0.1 | -- | 36073 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | +15 |
| Auslan | 15 | 0.1 | -- | 36049 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +12 |
| Afrikaans | 12 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 36044 | 8 | 0.0 | -- | +4 |
| Swedish | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36097 | 13 | 0.1 | -- | -1 |
| Ukrainian | 12 | 0.1 | -- | 36107 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +3 |
| Bosnian | 10 | 0.0 | -- | 36051 | 3 | 0.0 | -- | +7 |
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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 Hawthorn in 2016 compared to Junction Ward shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, as well as a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 68.4% of the population used English only, and 24.9 used a non-English language, compared with 69.5% and 25.5% respectively for Junction Ward.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Hawthorn was Mandarin, with 5.1% of the population, or 1,189 people using this language at home.
There were no major differences between Hawthorn and Junction Ward in 2016.
Emerging groups
Between 2001 and 2016, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 2,300 or 64.8%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 1,259 or 8.5%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Hawthorn between 2001 and 2016 were for those using:
- Mandarin (+725 persons)
- Vietnamese (+319 persons)
- Arabic (+283 persons)
- Gujarati (+189 persons)