Horsham · Suburb / Locality

Language in Horsham

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

English is the primary language for 88.8% of people in Horsham. While this is far below the national and state figures for language diversity, it remains higher than most similar areas. Only 0.7% of residents speak little or no English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 22.3% national figure. Beside English, the most common languages spoken include Italian, Mandarin, Punjabi, and Tagalog.

5.8% ▲ +62.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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

0.7% ▲ +25.8%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21206/horsham/topic/language