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Language in Belhus

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Belhus, where 90.5% of people speak only English at home. While the area is more linguistically diverse than many similar places, it is far less diverse than the wider state or country.

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📍 Belhus, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. Italian is the most common second language at 3%, and notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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8.0% ▼ -11.8%

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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Belhus, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 3%.

English only 90.5% Italian 3.0%

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 Belhus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50103/belhus/topic/language