Harston · Suburb / Locality

Language in Harston

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

English is the dominant tongue for almost everyone living in Harston. Only 3.6% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Harston, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 94.6% of the population speaks only English, small numbers of residents speak Greek or Italian. Notably, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, a figure well below the Victorian average.

3.6% ▼ -15.3%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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 Harston, English only is the majority at 95%; Greek is next at 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 Harston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21144/harston/topic/language