Belford · Suburb / Locality

Language in Belford

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Belford compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.3% of residents use another language at home, which is 20 percentage points below the national figure.

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📍 Belford, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 90.9% of the population, while Italian is the most common other language at 3.4%. Very few people struggle with English here, as 0.0% speak little or no English, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

2.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Belford, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 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 Belford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10258/belford/topic/language