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Blackwater · Urban Centre

Language in Blackwater

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

English is the primary language for 80.7% of people in Blackwater. While more people use another language at home here than in most similar areas, the figure remains far below the national average.

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📍 Blackwater, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.4% of residents speak a language other than English at home, though this rose slightly from 2.9% in 2011. Very few people struggle with English, with just 0.4% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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4.4% ▲ +52.3%

Higher than 60% 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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0.4% ▼ -4.8%

Higher than 58% 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 Blackwater, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 80.7% Tagalog 0.8% Punjabi 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Italian 0.1% Mandarin 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 Blackwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315008/blackwater/topic/language