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Language in North Balgowlah

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

Far fewer people in North Balgowlah use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.9% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is the dominant language here, spoken exclusively by 88.3% of the population.

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📍 North Balgowlah, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While the 9.9% who speak another language is much higher than in most similar areas, this is still well below the New South Wales average. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.6% speaking little or no English, a figure well below the state average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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9.9% ▲ +31.1%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.6% ▼ -22.4%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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 North Balgowlah, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 88.3% Mandarin 0.8% Cantonese 0.7% Italian 0.6% Greek 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Tagalog 0.1%

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 North Balgowlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12991/north-balgowlah/topic/language