23.7% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Heidelberg · Suburb / Locality
Language in Heidelberg
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 72.1% of people in Heidelberg, though the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places. About 23.7% of residents use another language at home, which is a little above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is dominant, 23.7% of people use another language at home, including Mandarin, Italian, and Greek. This is much higher than most similar areas, though only 2.0% of residents speak little or no English.
2.0% ▼ -37.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
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 Heidelberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21167/heidelberg/topic/language