35.0% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Heidelberg West · Suburb / Locality
Language in Heidelberg West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of residents speak a language other than English in Heidelberg West, with 35% of people now using another language at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 57.7% of residents speak only English, Mandarin is the most common second language at 4.2%. About 5.9% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 4.4%.
5.9% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21169/heidelberg-west/topic/language