Henley · Suburb / Locality

Language in Henley

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

English is the primary tongue for 75.4% of people in Henley. While this is the dominant language, over a quarter of the population uses another language at home, making it much more linguistically diverse than most similar areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 23.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is about the same as the national figure. Cantonese is the most common second language at 4.4%, while 2.4% of residents speak little or no English.

23.1% ▼ -12.8%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 27.9%
  • 2021: 23.1%

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

2.4% ▲ +13.4%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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 Henley, English only is the majority at 84%; Cantonese is next at 5%.

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 Henley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11898/henley/topic/language