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Harkness

Language used at home

In Harkness, 31.0% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Harkness'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.

Harkness'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.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
Harkness - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields %Number%Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only7,68561.747.56,15769.849.4+1,528
Non-English total3,85931.048.11,99022.537.0+1,869
Not stated9197.44.46797.713.6+240
Total Population12,463100.0100.08,826100.0100.0+3,636
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Language used at home - Ranked by size
Harkness - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields %Number%Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields %2016 to 2021
Punjabi6445.27.81161.35.3+528
Filipino/Tagalog2381.94.51381.62.6+99
Dinka2161.70.92022.3--+13
Samoan2151.70.71041.20.2+111
Hindi2121.72.9871.01.7+125
Vietnamese1551.23.0420.51.0+112
Maltese1531.24.31561.87.8-3
Swahili1401.10.3640.7--+76
Arabic1341.11.41151.31.1+19
Spanish1160.91.3941.10.4+22
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Harkness in 2021 compared to Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 61.7% of the population used English only, and 31.0% used a non-English language, compared with 47.5% and 48.1% respectively for Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Harkness was Punjabi, with 5.2% of the population, or 644 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Harkness and Bonnie Brook - Deanside - Grangefields in 2021 were:

  • A smaller percentage using Maltese at home (1.2% compared to 4.3%)
  • A smaller percentage using Punjabi at home (5.2% compared to 7.8%)
  • A smaller percentage using Filipino/Tagalog at home (1.9% compared to 4.5%)
  • A smaller percentage using Vietnamese at home (1.2% compared to 3.0%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 1,869 or 93.9%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 1,528 or 24.8%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Harkness between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Punjabi (+528 persons)
  • Hindi (+125 persons)
  • Vietnamese (+112 persons)
  • Samoan (+111 persons)

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