Harrow · Suburb / Locality

Language in Harrow

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

Very few people in Harrow use a language other than English at home, which is lower than in most similar areas. English is the primary language for 94.6% of the population, making it far more linguistically uniform than the state and national averages.

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📍 Harrow, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.2% of residents speak another language at home, a figure far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. Despite this, the area is ranked higher than most similar areas for the proportion of people who speak little or no English, though it remains well below the national figure of 3.4%.

2.2% ▼ -42.8%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Harrow, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Harrow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21143/harrow/topic/language