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Language in Heywood

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

English has remained the dominant tongue in Heywood, with only 1.8% of people using another language at home. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, meaning the area is much less linguistically diverse than most other places.

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📍 Heywood, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 87.1% of residents, and the proportion of people speaking another language is far below the national figure. While 0.2% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas, this remains well below the Victorian average.

People using another language at home

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1.8% ▲ +32.2%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▲ +26.8%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Heywood, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

English only 87.1% Greek 0.4% Vietnamese 0.3%

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 Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21181/heywood/topic/language