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Balcolyn · Suburb / Locality

Language in Balcolyn

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

English is the primary tongue for almost everyone in Balcolyn, with 93.4% of residents speaking only this language at home. Only 3.1% of people use another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Balcolyn, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While few residents use other languages, 0.0% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average. Small numbers of people in the area speak Mandarin or Italian.

People using another language at home

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3.1% ▲ +48.9%

Lower than 53% 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% ▼ -100.0%

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 Balcolyn, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 93.4% Mandarin 0.4% Italian 0.4%

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 Balcolyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10146/balcolyn/topic/language