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Hunters Hill Municipality

Language used at home

In Hunters Hill Municipality, 19.8% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Hunters Hill Municipality'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.

Hunters Hill Municipality'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
Hunters Hill Municipality - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language summaryNumber%St Leonards %Number%St Leonards %2006 to 2021
Speaks English only10,05274.147.510,17876.942.6-126
Non-English total2,68119.847.32,24216.936.9+439
Not stated8266.15.38226.220.6+4
Total Population13,559100.0100.013,242100.0100.0+317
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Hunters Hill Municipality - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language (excludes English)Number%St Leonards %Number%St Leonards %2006 to 2021
Mandarin4793.511.81961.56.4+283
Cantonese3312.47.92792.19.8+52
Greek2702.00.32882.20.9-18
Italian2521.90.53372.50.4-85
Arabic1431.10.51060.80.3+37
Spanish990.71.6530.40.7+46
Korean840.62.4940.72.1-10
Persian720.51.4360.30.6+36
Hindi660.52.6220.21.4+44
Vietnamese580.40.5330.20.2+25
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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 Hunters Hill Municipality in 2021 compared to St Leonards shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 74.1% of the population used English only, and 19.8% used a non-English language, compared with 47.5% and 47.3% respectively for St Leonards.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Hunters Hill Municipality was Mandarin, with 3.5% of the population, or 479 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Hunters Hill Municipality and St Leonards in 2021 were:

  • A smaller percentage using Mandarin at home (3.5% compared to 11.8%)
  • A smaller percentage using Cantonese at home (2.4% compared to 7.9%)
  • A smaller percentage using Japanese at home (0.2% compared to 4.9%)
  • A smaller percentage using Hindi at home (0.5% compared to 2.6%)

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 439 or 19.6%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 126 or 1.2%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Hunters Hill Municipality between 2006 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Mandarin (+283 persons)
  • Italian (-85 persons)
  • German (-69 persons)
  • Cantonese (+52 persons)

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