37.6% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Holsworthy · Suburb / Locality
Language in Holsworthy
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 38% of people in Holsworthy use a language other than English at home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is far above the national figure, creating a diverse linguistic landscape where over a third of the population is multilingual.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 56.7% speak only English, other common languages include Hindi, Mandarin, and Arabic. Despite this diversity, those who speak little or no English make up only 3.1% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian average.
3.1% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Holsworthy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11933/holsworthy/topic/language