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Balaclava · Suburb / Locality

Language in Balaclava

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

English is the dominant tongue for almost everyone in Balaclava, where 86.2% of residents speak only this language. While a small number of people use other languages at home, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the New South Wales or national average.

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📍 Balaclava, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%, and only 0.5% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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9.8% ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 75% 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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0.5% ▼ -48.2%

Higher than 70% 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 Balaclava, English only is the majority at 96%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

English only 86.2% Punjabi 0.9% Italian 0.9% Mandarin 0.7% Vietnamese 0.7% Greek 0.5%

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 Balaclava [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10144/balaclava/topic/language