Heatherton, Kingston

The languages of Heatherton

At the 2021 Census, 31 per cent of residents in Heatherton spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. The share speaking another language is 1.3 times the figure for Kingston. Residents speak 47 languages between them.

Residents
2,810
Speak another language
30.7%-1.0%
Languages spoken
47
Born overseas
35.8%

What languages are spoken in Heatherton?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    121-10.4%
  2. 02
    Russian
    108+21.3%
  3. 03
    Greek
    84-4.5%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    56-6.7%
  5. 05
    Italian
    39-17.0%
  6. 06
    Polish
    33+94.1%
  7. 07
    Afrikaans
    30+11.1%
  8. 08
    Hebrew
    280%
  9. 09
    Hindi
    27+108%
  10. 10
    Arabic
    26+23.8%

Where were Heatherton's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up about 1,000 people, most often from South Africa.

  1. 01
    South Africa
    103+1.0%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    101-26.3%
  3. 03
    England
    90-12.6%
  4. 04
    India
    71+24.6%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    48+26.3%
  6. 06
    Philippines
    42-6.7%
  7. 07
    Sri Lanka
    37+12.1%
  8. 08
    New Zealand
    34-33.3%
  9. 09
    Poland
    33+50.0%
  10. 10
    Russian Federation
    30+57.9%

Is Heatherton more multilingual than Victoria?

Heatherton's share is above Victoria, at 1.2 times the rate.

Heatherton
30.7%
Kingston
23.9%
Victoria
26.6%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Heatherton's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,249-12.0%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,083+16.7%
  3. 03
    Judaism
    94+28.8%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    84+23.5%
  5. 05
    Islam
    54+58.8%
  6. 06
    Buddhism
    48-36.0%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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