6.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Benger · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 86.2% of people in Benger. While more residents here use a second language at home than in most similar areas, the total is far below the national figure. This results in a community where almost everyone speaks English fluently.
English and the largest community languages.
About 6.9% of people use a language other than English at home, with Hindi being the most common second language at 4.4%. Despite this, the area is well below the national average for people who speak little or no English, which stands at 0.0%.
6.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Benger [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50107/benger/topic/language