Bensville · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bensville

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

Around the middle for its level among similar areas, Bensville is a place where English is the dominant language. Only 3.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 94.9% of people at home, with a very small number of residents speaking Italian, Mandarin, Arabic or Greek. Only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

3.3% ▲ +21.8%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

0.4% ▼ -23.7%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Bensville, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Bensville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10297/bensville/topic/language