34.3% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Balcatta · Suburb / Locality
Language in Balcatta
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in Balcatta than in most similar areas. This linguistic diversity is a standout feature of the suburb, with 34.3% of residents using another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 60.6% of people, while Italian is the next most common at 7.6%. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 4.6% of residents who speak little or no English, which is a little above the national figure of 3.4%.
4.6% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
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 Balcatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50053/balcatta/topic/language