44.5% ▲ +118.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Harrisdale · Suburb / Locality
Language in Harrisdale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 52.5% of Harrisdale residents, but the area is exceptionally diverse. Nearly 45% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure far above both the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
With 44.5% of people using another language at home, Harrisdale is among the most linguistically diverse areas at this level. Common non-English languages include Punjabi (7.0%), Mandarin (5.7%), and Hindi (2.2%), while 3.9% of residents speak little or no English.
3.9% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Harrisdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50613/harrisdale/topic/language