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Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth, where 83.5% of people speak only English at home. This is a far more English-speaking area than the state and national averages, though a small number of residents use other languages in their households.

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📍 Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 13.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This has risen slightly since 2011, but the area remains highly proficient in English, with just 1.1% of people speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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13.9% ▲ +18.4%

Higher than 53% 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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1.1% ▲ +4.2%

Lower than 55% 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 Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth, English only is the majority at 94%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 83.5% Mandarin 2.2% Greek 1.1% Italian 1.0% Cantonese 0.7% Vietnamese 0.2% Arabic 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122011418/balgowlah-clontarf-seaforth/topic/language