Lower Belford · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lower Belford

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

A huge gap exists between Lower Belford and the rest of the country, with only 1.2% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is the dominant language for almost everyone living here.

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📍 Lower Belford, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 96.6% of residents. While only 1.2% of people use another language at home, this group is much higher than in most similar areas, and 1.2% of the population speak little or no English.

1.2% ▼ -60.6%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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

1.2% ▲ —

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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 Lower Belford, 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 Lower Belford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12410/lower-belford/topic/language