19.0% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Leichhardt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Leichhardt
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in Leichhardt, though nearly one in five residents uses another language at home. This creates a multilingual environment where Italian is the most common non-English language spoken in the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 19% of people use a language other than English at home—which is higher than most similar areas—this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. English is spoken by 77.2% of residents, followed by Italian at 3.7%, and a small number of people who speak little or no English at 2.2%.
2.2% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120021675/leichhardt/topic/language