Heyfield · Urban Centre

Language in Heyfield

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Heyfield compared to the rest of the state. Just 2.4% of residents use another language at home, which is a small figure that has fallen further since 2011.

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📍 Heyfield, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 88.2% of the area. The 2.4% who speak another language is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%, and no residents report speaking little or no English.

2.4% ▼ -47.7%

Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Heyfield, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Heyfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215039/heyfield/topic/language