Balmain East, Inner West

Languages spoken in Balmain East

English is the only home language for 86 per cent of residents in Balmain East, according to the 2021 Census. Balmain East's share is below Inner West. The census lists 18 languages spoken at home here. Residents born overseas most often come from England.

Residents
1,862
Speak another language
9.0%-17.3%
Languages spoken
18
Born overseas
25.4%

What languages do people in Balmain East speak besides English?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Spanish
    29+107%
  2. 02
    French
    19-20.8%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    19+11.8%
  4. 04
    German
    18+63.6%
  5. 05
    Greek
    11-31.3%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    10+11.1%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    8-46.7%
  8. 08
    Hindi
    8-20.0%
  9. 09
    Italian
    8-55.6%
  10. 10
    Serbian
    7+75.0%

How does Balmain East compare with New South Wales?

The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for New South Wales.

Balmain East
9.0%
Inner West
23.8%
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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Balmain East is part of Inner West, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.