Blackheath, Blue Mountains
What Blackheath speaks at home
English is the only home language for 88 per cent of residents in Blackheath, according to the 2021 Census. No language other than English reaches one resident in 100. Australia as a whole has a higher share than Blackheath. Residents speak 30 languages between them.
- Residents
- 4,710
- Speak another language
- 5.6%+16.4%
- Languages spoken
- 30
- Born overseas
- 17.9%
What languages do people in Blackheath speak besides English?
- 01Spanish29+38.1%
- 02German27-46.0%
- 03French21+50.0%
- 04Mandarin17+6.3%
- 05Thai15+25.0%
- 06Arabic11+267%
- 07Greek11-52.2%
- 08Japanese11-38.9%
- 09Korean10+25.0%
- 10Italian9+50.0%
How does Blackheath compare with New South Wales?
The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for New South Wales.
- Blackheath
- 5.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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