Beechboro · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Beechboro

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

Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Beechboro than in most similar areas. Nearly 40% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has climbed 11 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Beechboro, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 54.6% of residents, but Vietnamese, Punjabi, Arabic and Tagalog are also common. About 6.6% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the 3.4% national figure.

39.4% ▲ +39.0%

Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 35.7%
  • 2021: 39.4%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

6.6% ▼ -6.0%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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 Beechboro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031057/beechboro/topic/language