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Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford

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

Nearly half of the people in Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford use a language other than English at home, making it a highly multilingual area. This diversity has grown significantly, with the proportion of people speaking other languages rising 14 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 44% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the most common language at 49.2%, others include Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog, and Arabic; meanwhile, 7.8% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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44.0% ▲ +47.7%

Higher than 87% 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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7.8% ▼ -5.4%

Higher than 89% 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 Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford, English only is the majority at 74%; Mandarin is next at 8%.

English only 49.2% Mandarin 5.1% Punjabi 3.7% Tagalog 2.0% Arabic 1.8% Cantonese 1.8% Hindi 1.4% Vietnamese 0.8% Italian 0.6% Greek 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 Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041132/beckenham-kenwick-langford/topic/language