7.3% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Belair · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Belair
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for daily life in Belair, where only 7.3% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most residents speak only English (89.6%), and those who speak little or no English make up just 0.5% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. While the use of other languages rose 1.6 points since 2011, the most common non-English languages remain Mandarin, Punjabi and Greek.
0.5% ▲ +73.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Belair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031065/belair/topic/language