Italian
331 speakers
Used at home by one in 90 residents.
Harvey, Western Australia
The languages of Harvey beyond English
Most of Harvey speaks English at home, but about 2,000 people don't, the 2021 Census shows, and Italian leads among them. Only one language reaches one in 100 residents. Harvey's share is well under the share for the City of Perth.
- Residents
- 28,322
- Speak another language
- 1,990
- Languages at home
- 66
- Change since 2016
- +30.2%
Which communities in Harvey are largest?
These are the three languages other than English with the most speakers.
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What are the five most spoken languages other than English in Harvey?
Speakers of languages other than English are up by more than a quarter on 2016.
Top five by speakers at home, each with its movement on 2016. Show more to see the rest.
How does Harvey's share measure up to Western Australia?
Across Western Australia, a language other than English is at least twice as common. In Western Australia, 39 councils rank higher.
- Harvey
- 7.0%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- City of Perth
- 33.5%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
How does the share change across Harvey's suburbs?
Harvey tops the list, but the spread across 13 suburbs is narrow.
Each suburb links to its own page, with the languages spoken there.
- HarveyLed by Italian21%684
- MyalupLed by Bislama13%42
- Wellesley (WA)Led by Bislama9%10
- UducLed by Bislama8%30
- HoffmanLed by Italian7%15
- AustralindLed by Afrikaans6%997
- WokalupLed by Italian5%19
- YarloopLed by Italian4%30
- BinningupLed by Italian3%41
- Brunswick (WA)Led by Italian3%37
- LeschenaultLed by Afrikaans2%67
- RoelandsLed by Shona2%14
- CookernupLed by Afrikaans1%4
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 13 suburbs listed.
Where were Harvey's residents born?
After Australia, most residents born overseas came from England.
Country of birth
17.9% born overseas, across 67 countries.
- 01England1,553-2.8%
- 02New Zealand942-6.5%
- 03Philippines526+39.2%
- 04South Africa430+13.8%
- 05India153+183%
- 06Italy144-16.8%
- 07Scotland142+2.2%
- 08Zimbabwe138+7.8%
- 09China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)107+128%
- 10Netherlands890%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs13,666+52.8%
- 02Christianity12,401-14.4%
- 03Islam153+113%
- 04Buddhism145+2.8%
- 05Hinduism101+62.9%
- 06Judaism8-11.1%
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
A note on method: 1,425 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 7.0% sits below the 12.1% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 7.4% measured across respondents only.
Two caveats: summing suburbs leaves out residents with no usual address, so national totals land a little under ABS published figures, and ranked lists leave out broad ABS categories that don't name a language.
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