Belgrave South · Suburb / Locality

Language in Belgrave South

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

English is the primary language for almost everyone living in Belgrave South. Only 5% of residents use another language at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria.

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📍 Belgrave South, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 92.3% of people speak only English, the small number of residents who use other languages is higher than in most similar areas. Very few people struggle with English here, with just 0.7% speaking little or no English.

5.0% ▼ -1.5%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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

0.7% ▼ -22.6%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Belgrave South, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 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 Belgrave South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20190/belgrave-south/topic/language