Bilbul · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bilbul

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Bilbul than in the rest of the country. While 9.4% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here rely solely on English for their daily communication.

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📍 Bilbul, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 80.4% of residents, though Italian is the most common second language at 4.6%. Only 0.7% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

9.4% ▼ -34.9%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 9.4%

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

0.7% ▼ -24.2%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Bilbul, English only is the majority at 93%; Italian is next at 5%.

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 Bilbul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10348/bilbul/topic/language