Blyth · Urban Centre

Language in Blyth

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Blyth (L) compared to the rest of the country. Only 1.4% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Blyth, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 93.2% of the area, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% for non-English speakers. This is consistent with the fact that 0% of residents speak little or no English.

1.4% ▼ -75.9%

Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Blyth, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

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 Blyth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422008/blyth/topic/language