5.3% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Howard Springs · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Howard Springs speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. However, the suburb remains very English-speaking, with only 5.3% of residents using another language.
English and the largest community languages.
While 5.3% of people use a language other than English—including small numbers of Greek, Mandarin, and Vietnamese speakers—this is far below the 22.3% national figure. Only 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian average.
5.3% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.7% ▲ +79.0%
Higher than 73% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Howard Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70129/howard-springs/topic/language