36.4% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Alexander Heights · Suburb / Locality
Language in Alexander Heights
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A very high proportion of residents speak a language other than English in Alexander Heights, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. Around 36.4% of people use another language at home, which is far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 59.9% of people, while 10.2% speak Vietnamese. This diversity is reflected in the 7.8% who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.
7.8% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Alexander Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50008/alexander-heights/topic/language