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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Rural South - Little Hartley, 4.2% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Rural South - Little Hartley'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.
Rural South - Little Hartley'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 | |||||||
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| Rural South - Little Hartley - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Central West SA4 % | Number | % | Central West SA4 % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Speaks English only | 2,099 | 86.9 | 88.1 | 1,865 | 86.7 | 87.6 | +234 |
| Non-English total | 102 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 69 | 3.2 | 3.5 | +33 |
| Not stated | 215 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 216 | 10.1 | 8.9 | -2 |
| Total Population | 2,416 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,151 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +265 |
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | |||||||
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| Rural South - Little Hartley - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Central West SA4 % | Number | % | Central West SA4 % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Croatian | 16 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +10 |
| Thai | 11 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | -- | 0.1 | +11 |
| Arabic | 11 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +7 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Rural South - Little Hartley in 2021 compared to Central West SA4 shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a similar proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 86.9% of the population used English only, and 4.2% used a non-English language, compared with 88.1% and 4.5% respectively for Central West SA4.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Rural South - Little Hartley was Croatian, with 0.7% of the population, or 16 people using this language at home.
There were no major differences between Rural South - Little Hartley and Central West SA4 in 2021.
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 33 or 47.8%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 234 or 12.5%.
There were no major differences in Rural South - Little Hartley between 2016 and 2021.
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