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Language in Blackwater

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Blackwater, where only 4.2% of residents use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it an area with very little linguistic diversity compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Blackwater, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 80% of people speak only English at home, and while those who speak little or no English make up just 0.4% of the population, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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4.2% ▲ +39.3%

Higher than 56% 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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0.4% ▼ -41.4%

Higher than 67% 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 Blackwater, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 79.6% Tagalog 0.7% Punjabi 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Italian 0.1% Mandarin 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 Blackwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30281/blackwater/topic/language