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Blackheath - Megalong Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Blackheath - Megalong Valley

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

Just 7.1% of people in Blackheath - Megalong Valley use a language other than English at home. This is far below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, making it an area where English is the overwhelming primary language.

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📍 Blackheath - Megalong Valley, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 87.2% of residents, and the proportion who speak little or no English is well below the state figure at only 0.7%. While the number of people using other languages rose 2.5 points since 2011, the area remains much less linguistically diverse than most others.

People using another language at home

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7.1% ▲ +53.7%

Lower than 67% 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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0.7% ▲ +11.1%

Lower than 68% 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 Blackheath - Megalong Valley, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 87.2% Italian 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Mandarin 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Greek 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 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 Blackheath - Megalong Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011449/blackheath-megalong-valley/topic/language