21.1% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Balaclava · Suburb / Locality
Language in Balaclava
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A smaller proportion of Balaclava residents use a language other than English at home compared to the state average. While 21.1% of people speak another language, this is well below the Victorian figure. Nevertheless, this level of diversity remains much higher than in most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 71.8% of residents, while others include Greek, Mandarin, and Italian. About 2.1% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure but much higher than in most similar areas.
2.1% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
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 Balaclava [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20105/balaclava/topic/language