Buchfelde · Suburb / Locality

Language in Buchfelde

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Buchfelde, where 87.6% of residents speak only this language at home. While most people use English, a small number of residents rely on other languages to communicate.

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📍 Buchfelde, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 7.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure. Italian is the most common second language, while a small 2.6% of residents speak little or no English.

7.8% ▲ +8.2%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 7.8%

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

2.6% ▲ —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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 Buchfelde, English only is the majority at 92%; Italian is next at 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 Buchfelde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40176/buchfelde/topic/language