Heckenberg
Language used at home
In Heckenberg, 57.8915 of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Heckenberg's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.
Heckenberg's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.
Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
Total population
| Language used at home - Summary | ||||||||
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| Heckenberg - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill % | Number | % | Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Speaks English only | 1,106 | 33.9 | 36.5 | 36500 | 1,578 | 53.7 | 44.0 | -472 |
 Non-English total | 1,889 | 57.9 | 58.0 | 36501 | 1,221 | 41.5 | 50.4 | +668 |
| Not stated | 268 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 36502 | 140 | 4.8 | 5.6 | +128 |
| Total Population | 3,263 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,939 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +324 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Heckenberg - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill % | Number | % | Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Arabic | 676 | 20.7 | 9.9 | 36004 | 376 | 12.8 | 2.7 | +300 |
| Vietnamese | 520 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 36037 | 307 | 10.4 | 3.5 | +213 |
| Khmer | 103 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 36024 | 49 | 1.7 | 1.3 | +54 |
| Hindi | 87 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 36016 | 51 | 1.7 | 10.0 | +36 |
| Spanish | 78 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 36034 | 106 | 3.6 | 4.1 | -28 |
| Samoan | 70 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 36031 | 58 | 2.0 | 1.4 | +12 |
| Lao | 41 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 36074 | 19 | 0.6 | 1.6 | +22 |
| Assyrian/Aramaic | 31 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 36048 | 12 | 0.4 | 2.2 | +19 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 30 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 36011 | 8 | 0.3 | 3.6 | +22 |
| Cantonese | 27 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 36006 | 22 | 0.7 | 2.5 | +5 |
| Serbian | 26 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 36032 | 26 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Thai | 21 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 36102 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +21 |
| Italian | 17 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 36022 | 32 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -15 |
| Macedonian | 15 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 36026 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +1 |
| Mandarin | 10 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 36007 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +3 |
| Indonesian | 10 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 36018 | 14 | 0.5 | -- | -4 |
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Heckenberg in 2021 compared to Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a similar proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 33.9% of the population used English only, and 57.9 used a non-English language, compared with 36.5% and 58.0% respectively for Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Heckenberg was Arabic, with 20.7% of the population, or 676 people using this language at home.
The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Heckenberg and Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill in 2021 were:
- A larger percentage using Vietnamese at home (15.9% compared to 4.9%)
- A larger percentage using Arabic at home (20.7% compared to 9.9%)
- A smaller percentage using Assyrian/Aramaic at home (1.0% compared to 7.7%)
- A smaller percentage using Hindi at home (2.7% compared to 6.6%)
Emerging groups
Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 668 or 54.7%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 472 or 29.9%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Heckenberg between 2001 and 2021 were for those using:
- Arabic (+300 persons)
- Vietnamese (+213 persons)
- Khmer (+54 persons)