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Balmain East · Suburb / Locality

Language in Balmain East

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

English is spoken by 84.6% of people in Balmain East, making it the dominant language for the vast majority of residents. While this is far below the national and state figures for linguistic diversity, it remains much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Balmain East, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 10.6% of residents use another language at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Very few people struggle with English, as only 1.0% speak little or no English, a figure well below the New South Wales average.

People using another language at home

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10.6% ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 76% 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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1.0% ▲ +48.6%

Higher than 76% 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 Balmain East, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 84.6% Mandarin 1.1% Arabic 0.8% Cantonese 0.6% Greek 0.5% Italian 0.4% Hindi 0.3%

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 Balmain East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10166/balmain-east/topic/language