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Blaxland · Federal Electorate

Language in Blaxland

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Daily life in Blaxland is shaped by a huge variety of languages, with 67.2% of residents speaking a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3% and reflects a community where English is not the primary language for most people.

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📍 Blaxland, Federal Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common non-English language at 20.0%, followed by Vietnamese (10.0%) and Mandarin (6.7%). This linguistic diversity is reflected in the 16.7% of people who speak little or no English, which is far above the 3.4% national figure.

People using another language at home

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67.2% ▲ +5.6%

Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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16.7% ▼ -0.6%

Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Blaxland, the largest group is English only at 35%, followed by Arabic (29%) and Vietnamese (15%).

English only 24.3% Arabic 20.0% Vietnamese 10.0% Mandarin 6.7% Cantonese 4.2% Greek 1.5% Italian 0.7% Hindi 0.7% Tagalog 0.6% Punjabi 0.3%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Blaxland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED105/blaxland/topic/language