Blacksmiths · Suburb / Locality

Language in Blacksmiths

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Blacksmiths compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.9% of residents use another language at home, making the area much less linguistically diverse than both New South Wales and Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 92.5% of the community. While only 0.3% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

2.9% ▲ +35.7%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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

0.3% ▲ +22.7%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Blacksmiths, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin 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 Blacksmiths [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10395/blacksmiths/topic/language