Harwood · Suburb / Locality

Language in Harwood

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

English has remained the dominant tongue in Harwood, where only 2.9% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While a few other languages are spoken, the area is overwhelmingly English-speaking.

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📍 Harwood, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, making up 91% of the population. While Tagalog is spoken by 2.3% of people, the proportion of those using other languages is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%.

2.9% ▲ +242.0%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.8%
  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Harwood, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

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 Harwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11872/harwood/topic/language