44.5% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Harrisdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Harrisdale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over half of the people in Harrisdale speak only English at home, but the area is far more linguistically diverse than most other places. Nearly 45% of residents use a language other than English, a figure far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Punjabi (7.0%) and Mandarin (5.7%) are the most common non-English languages spoken. This high diversity is reflected in the 3.9% of people who speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.9% —
Higher than 76% 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 Harrisdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011307/harrisdale/topic/language