Berkeley Vale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Berkeley Vale

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

English is the dominant tongue for the vast majority of people in Berkeley Vale, where only 4% of residents use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making the area very linguistically uniform compared to the rest of the country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost 92% of people speak only English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. While 0.5% of residents speak little or no English—a rate higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the state average of 4.5%.

4.0% ▲ +47.5%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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

0.5% ▲ +18.8%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 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 Berkeley Vale, 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 Berkeley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10304/berkeley-vale/topic/language