Blighty · Suburb / Locality

Language in Blighty

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

English remains the dominant language in Blighty, where only 1.6% of people use a different language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it an area with very little linguistic diversity compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Blighty, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost everyone here speaks only English, with 84.9% of the population using it at home. This explains why the number of people who speak little or no English is 0.0%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

1.6% ▲ —

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Blighty, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Blighty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10411/blighty/topic/language