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Language in Belmore

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

More people speak a language other than English in Belmore than in almost any other similar area. About 61.7% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This creates a linguistically diverse community where English is the sole language for only 28.9% of people.

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📍 Belmore, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic (11.7%) and Greek (12.4%) are the most common non-English languages spoken here. This diversity is reflected in the 14.1% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure that is far above the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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61.7% ▼ -8.7%

Higher than 99% 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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14.1% ▼ -7.1%

Higher 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 Belmore, the largest group is English only at 41%, followed by Greek (18%) and Arabic (17%).

English only 28.9% Greek 12.4% Arabic 11.7% Mandarin 5.0% Vietnamese 4.6% Cantonese 3.3% Italian 1.5% Tagalog 1.1% Hindi 1.1% Punjabi 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 Belmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10279/belmore/topic/language