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Heckenberg · Suburb / Locality

Language in Heckenberg

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

More than half of residents in Heckenberg speak a language other than English at home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This diversity is reflected in the wide variety of languages used daily, with 57.9% of people using a language other than English.

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📍 Heckenberg, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 33.9% of people at home, while Arabic (20.7%) and Vietnamese (15.9%) are also common. This linguistic variety is linked to the fact that 15.2% of people speak little or no English, a figure far above the national 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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57.9% ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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15.2% ▲ +17.9%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Heckenberg, the largest group is English only at 45%, followed by Arabic (27%) and Vietnamese (21%).

English only 33.9% Arabic 20.7% Vietnamese 15.9% Hindi 2.7% Cantonese 0.8% Tagalog 0.8% Italian 0.5% Mandarin 0.3% Greek 0.2%

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 Heckenberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11894/heckenberg/topic/language