6.2% ▲ +77.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Leichhardt · Suburb / Locality
Language in Leichhardt
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 87.5% of people in Leichhardt. While the area is more linguistically diverse than many similar places, the proportion of people using another language at home remains far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.2% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland average. However, the 0.9% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.
0.9% ▼ -36.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31650/leichhardt/topic/language