Balmoral · Suburb / Locality

Language in Balmoral

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

Almost no one in Balmoral speaks little or no English, making it a place where nearly every resident can communicate easily. While 88.3% of the community speaks only English at home, the area is much less linguistically diverse than the state and national figures.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Aside from English, the most common languages spoken are Arabic at 1.9% and Mandarin at 1.1%.

4.7% ▲ +183.0%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 4.7%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Balmoral, English only is the majority at 97%; Arabic is next at 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 Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10168/balmoral/topic/language