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Language in Blackwood

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

More people in Blackwood speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. However, the 7.8% of residents using another language remains far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.

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📍 Blackwood, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 7.8% of people use a language other than English, this is well below the South Australian figure of 17.8%. Only 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the national rate of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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7.8% ▲ +36.7%

Higher than 72% 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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0.7% ▲ +30.7%

Higher than 72% 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%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 90.1% Mandarin 0.5% Arabic 0.4% Cantonese 0.4% Italian 0.4% Vietnamese 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Greek 0.2%

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/SAL40119/blackwood/topic/language