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Blackheath · Urban Centre

Language in Blackheath

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

More people are using languages other than English at home in Blackheath, with this figure rising to 6.7% since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%. The vast majority of residents speak only English.

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📍 Blackheath, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 87.7% of people speak only English, though the 6.7% who use another language at home is a rise from 4.6% in 2011. Very few residents speak little or no English at 0.8%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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6.7% ▲ +47.5%

Higher than 76% 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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0.8% ▲ +16.9%

Higher than 75% 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 Blackheath, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 87.7% Mandarin 0.4% Italian 0.4% Arabic 0.3% Greek 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Vietnamese 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 Blackheath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115019/blackheath/topic/language