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Beresfield - Hexham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Beresfield - Hexham

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

English is the dominant language spoken in Beresfield - Hexham, where 90.7% of people use it as their only language at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than most other parts of Australia. While the use of other languages has risen slightly to 4.9%, the vast majority of residents share a common primary language.

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📍 Beresfield - Hexham, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This explains why very few residents—just 1.2%—speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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4.9% ▲ +66.5%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.2% ▼ -15.8%

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Beresfield - Hexham, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 90.7% Mandarin 1.2% Vietnamese 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Arabic 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Italian 0.1% Cantonese 0.0%

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 Beresfield - Hexham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031223/beresfield-hexham/topic/language