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Bellingen · Urban Centre

Language in Bellingen

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Bellingen, though more residents have started using other languages at home recently. While 87.2% of people use only English, the proportion of those speaking another language rose to 5% in the latest census.

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📍 Bellingen, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the very low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.2%.

People using another language at home

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5.0% ▲ +174.8%

Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -30.6%

Higher than 50% of urban centre 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 Bellingen, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 87.2% Italian 0.3% Punjabi 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Greek 0.1%

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 Bellingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115014/bellingen/topic/language