Bellbird Heights · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bellbird Heights

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

A huge gap exists between the linguistic mix of Bellbird Heights and the rest of the country, with only 3.4% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents speak only English, making it a very linguistically uniform area.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 94.4% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales average of 26.6% for other languages. While 0.5% of people speak little or no English, this is well below the state figure of 4.5%.

3.4% ▼ -15.8%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 3.4%

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

0.5% ▼ -51.1%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Bellbird Heights, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

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 Bellbird Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10269/bellbird-heights/topic/language