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Backmede · Suburb / Locality

Language in Backmede

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

Only 2% of people in Backmede use a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country. This makes Backmede a very uniform area where English is the dominant way people communicate.

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📍 Backmede, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 90.2% of residents, a figure far above the national average. While 0% of the population speak little or no English, this is still considered higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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2.0% ▲ +81.0%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Backmede, English only is the majority at 100%.

English only 90.2%

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 Backmede [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10131/backmede/topic/language