28.3% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Heidelberg Heights · Suburb / Locality
Language in Heidelberg Heights
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 28.3% of people in Heidelberg Heights speak a language other than English at home. This is well above the national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas. It reflects a diverse community where many residents use multiple languages in their daily lives.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 65.8% of residents speak only English, others commonly use Mandarin, Greek, Italian or Arabic. About 3.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages.
3.7% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21168/heidelberg-heights/topic/language