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.
Horsham · Suburb / Locality
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.
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.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.7% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 73% 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.
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