Bellbrae · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bellbrae

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

English remains the dominant language in Bellbrae, with very few residents speaking other languages at home. Only 3% of people use a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Bellbrae, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 85.1% of the community. While the 0.2% of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, this figure remains well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

3.0% ▲ +0.8%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.2% ▲ —

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Bellbrae, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Bellbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20195/bellbrae/topic/language