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Language in Blackwood

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

English is spoken by 87.1% of people at home in Blackwood, making it the dominant language of the area. While this is far below the national figures for language diversity, a small number of residents speak a language other than English.

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📍 Blackwood, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 7.2% of people use another language at home, which is much lower than the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, 1.3% of the population speaks little or no English, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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7.2% ▲ +260.6%

Higher than 70% 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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1.3% ▲ —

Higher than 79% 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 Blackwood, English only is the majority at 97%; Greek is next at 2%.

English only 87.1% Greek 1.8% Mandarin 0.8%

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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20256/blackwood/topic/language