11.2% ▲ +55.4%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Belmont · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Belmont
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 11.2% of people in Belmont use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the Victorian average. While the area remains predominantly English-speaking, the proportion of people using other languages has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.6% of residents, and only 1.1% of people speak little or no English. This is well below the state figure of 4.4% and has barely changed since 2016.
1.1% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
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 Belmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021037/belmont/topic/language