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Language in Harvey

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

More than one in five people in Harvey now speak a language other than English at home, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This mix of languages is reflected in the 20.9% of residents who use a non-English tongue, making the community more linguistically diverse than the state average.

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📍 Harvey, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 73.2% of people speak only English, Italian is the most common second language at 5.1%, followed by Tagalog at 3.2%. About 2.4% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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20.9% ▲ +39.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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2.4% ▼ -11.6%

Higher than 87% 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.

Language used at home

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In Harvey, English only is the majority at 87%; Italian is next at 6%.

English only 73.2% Italian 5.1% Tagalog 3.2% Mandarin 2.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Arabic 0.1%

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 Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50615/harvey/topic/language