Bellevue · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bellevue

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

Nearly 10% of people in Bellevue use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is higher than nearby suburbs, it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Bellevue, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English (84.7%), though small numbers use Punjabi, Tagalog, Mandarin and Vietnamese. Only 0.7% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Western Australian figure.

9.8% ▲ +19.2%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 9.8%

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

0.7% ▲ +43.5%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Bellevue, English only is the majority at 96%; Punjabi is next at 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 Bellevue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50104/bellevue/topic/language