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Languages spoken in Heidelberg

23.0% of Heidelberg residents speak a language other than English at home, across 56 languages (ABS Census 2021).

7,366

Residents

23.0%

+19.1%

Speak a language other than English

56

Languages spoken

25.8%

+22.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Italian
    201-2.4%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    190-8.7%
  3. 03
    Greek
    140+9.4%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    103+49.3%
  5. 05
    Malayalam
    74+48.0%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    64+93.9%
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    61+5.2%
  8. 08
    Hindi
    48+9.1%
  9. 09
    Croatian
    46+84.0%
  10. 10
    Tagalog
    44+83.3%

Where residents were born

25.8% born overseas, across 64 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    227+17.0%
  2. 02
    England
    206+27.2%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    146-13.6%
  4. 04
    Philippines
    124+148%
  5. 05
    Italy
    116-8.7%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    97+18.3%
  7. 07
    Sri Lanka
    75+47.1%
  8. 08
    Malaysia
    72+22.0%
  9. 09
    Iran
    53-20.9%
  10. 10
    United States of America
    53+89.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Heidelberg at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,235+6.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,182+44.8%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    215+38.7%
  4. 04
    Islam
    154+7.7%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    134+22.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    9+12.5%

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