15.9% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
South Hedland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in South Hedland
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for 67.4% of people in South Hedland. This area has a much lower rate of people using a language other than English at home compared to the national figure. This pattern has remained steady over the last five years.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 15.9% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Australian average of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English here, with just 1.1% speaking little or no English, a figure slightly below both the state and national levels.
1.1% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 South Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021270/south-hedland/topic/language