Heatherbrae · Suburb / Locality

Language in Heatherbrae

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

A much higher share of people in Heatherbrae speak another language at home compared to similar areas. While 10.7% of residents use a language other than English, this is far below the New South Wales and national figures.

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📍 Heatherbrae, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people here speak only English, making up 76.6% of the population. About 3.4% of residents speak little or no English, which is about the same as the national figure but much higher than in most similar areas.

10.7% ▲ +138.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 10.7%

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

3.4% ▲ +474.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 3.4%

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 Heatherbrae, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 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 Heatherbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11891/heatherbrae/topic/language