25.7% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Leumeah - Minto Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Leumeah - Minto Heights
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of people in Leumeah - Minto Heights speak a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a growing diversity in the area, with the proportion of people using another language at home rising by 9.0 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 68.9% of residents speak only English, those using another language at home now make up 25.7% of the population, with Arabic (3.6%) and Tagalog (1.1%) being the most common alternatives. This diversity exists alongside a small group of people who speak little or no English, which at 3.5% is about the same as the national figure.
3.5% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Leumeah - Minto Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021441/leumeah-minto-heights/topic/language