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Belmore - Belfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Belmore - Belfield

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

Just over a third of people in Belmore - Belfield speak only English at home, reflecting a highly multilingual community. This area is far more linguistically diverse than the rest of the state, with a significant number of residents using a language other than English daily.

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📍 Belmore - Belfield, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 58.7% of people use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This includes 12.9% speaking Arabic and 10.1% speaking Greek, while 13% of residents speak little or no English, a figure well above the New South Wales average.

People using another language at home

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58.7% ▼ -7.2%

Higher than 94% 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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13.0% ▼ -6.1%

Higher than 96% 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 Belmore - Belfield, the largest group is English only at 45%, followed by Arabic (18%) and Greek (14%).

English only 33.4% Arabic 12.9% Greek 10.1% Mandarin 5.3% Cantonese 3.7% Vietnamese 3.6% Italian 2.5% Tagalog 1.0% Hindi 0.9% 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 Belmore - Belfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021362/belmore-belfield/topic/language