19.7% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality
Language in Leichhardt
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multiculturalism is a key part of daily life in Leichhardt, where nearly one in five people speak a language other than English at home. While the area has a much higher proportion of diverse speakers than most similar suburbs, it still sits a little below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.3% of residents, but Italian (4.0%), Mandarin (1.8%), and Greek (1.3%) are also common. About 2.2% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.2% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12306/leichhardt/topic/language