Baulkham Hills (West) - Bella Vista · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Baulkham Hills (West) - Bella Vista

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

Far more people use a language other than English at home in Baulkham Hills (West) - Bella Vista than in most similar areas. This is a diverse community where 43.9% of residents speak a non-English language, a figure that has climbed 11 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Baulkham Hills (West) - Bella Vista, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 53.5% of people speak only English, many others use Mandarin (10.7%), Cantonese (4.1%), Hindi (3.6%), or Punjabi (2.1%). Around 4.9% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most areas and slightly above the national figure of 3.4%.

43.9% ▲ +34.9%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 32.5%
  • 2016: 38.6%
  • 2021: 43.9%

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

4.9% ▲ +7.2%

Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 4.9%

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 Baulkham Hills (West) - Bella Vista, English only is the majority at 69%; Mandarin is next at 14%.

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 Baulkham Hills (West) - Bella Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011291/baulkham-hills-bella-vista/topic/language