South Hedland, Port Hedland
What South Hedland speaks at home
The 2021 Census found about 1,600 people in South Hedland, part of Port Hedland, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is below the figure for Western Australia. In all, 60 languages are spoken in its homes.
- Residents
- 10,877
- Speak another language
- 14.4%+23.2%
- Languages spoken
- 60
- Born overseas
- 19.1%
Which languages lead in South Hedland?
- 01Malay232-5.7%
- 02Tagalog183+7.0%
- 03Filipino127+21.0%
- 04Gujarati84+265%
- 05Indonesian79+36.2%
- 06Afrikaans65-13.3%
- 07Thai65+103%
- 08Vietnamese46+360%
- 09Mandarin43-8.5%
- 10Tongan41+32.3%
Where were South Hedland's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 19 per cent of residents, most often from New Zealand.
- 01New Zealand591+8.2%
- 02Philippines384+25.1%
- 03England178+26.2%
- 04India165+126%
- 05South Africa132+20.0%
- 06Indonesia84+147%
- 07Zimbabwe64-3.0%
- 08Thailand63+61.5%
- 09China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)35+119%
- 10Sri Lanka330%
Where does South Hedland sit against Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is below the figure for Australia as a whole.
- South Hedland
- 14.4%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's South Hedland's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs4,735+51.8%
- 02Christianity3,613-7.3%
- 03Islam436+3.3%
- 04Buddhism155+36.0%
- 05Hinduism152+114%
- 06Judaism4
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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South Hedland is part of Port Hedland, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.