Horn · Suburb / Locality

Language in Horn

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

More than half of the people in Horn now speak a language other than English at home. This reflects a high level of linguistic diversity for the area, with 53.8% of residents using a language other than English, which is far above the national figure.

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📍 Horn, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is the only language for 35.6% of residents, the area has a much higher proportion of people who speak little or no English compared to the rest of Australia. At 9%, this figure is well above the national average of 3.4%.

53.8% ▲ +37.8%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 39.1%
  • 2016: 54.2%
  • 2021: 53.8%

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

9.0% ▲ +64.9%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 9.0%

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 Horn, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

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 Horn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31359/horn/topic/language