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Heathcote - Waterfall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Heathcote - Waterfall

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Heathcote - Waterfall than in most other similar areas. Only 4.7% of residents speak another language, a figure that is far below the national average.

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📍 Heathcote - Waterfall, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 90.6% of the community, with only 0.4% of people speaking little or no English. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%, and the proportion of people using another language at home has risen slightly since 2011.

People using another language at home

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4.7% ▲ +25.5%

Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +0.8%

Lower than 78% 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.

Language used at home

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In Heathcote - Waterfall, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 90.6% Mandarin 0.4% Italian 0.3% Cantonese 0.3% Greek 0.2% Arabic 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Heathcote - Waterfall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021533/heathcote-waterfall/topic/language