Belair, Mitcham

The languages of Belair

Most homes in Belair speak only English. At the 2021 Census, about 270 people used another language, most often Mandarin. The number speaking another language at home has grown by more than a quarter since 2016. Australia as a whole has a higher share than Belair.

Residents
4,630
Speak another language
5.9%+31.7%
Languages spoken
27
Born overseas
19.8%

What languages do people in Belair speak besides English?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    60+30.4%
  2. 02
    German
    31-3.1%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans
    22+214%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    16+300%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    13+117%
  6. 06
    Italian
    12-36.8%
  7. 07
    Punjabi
    12+300%
  8. 08
    Greek
    11+83.3%
  9. 09
    Cantonese
    10+25.0%
  10. 10
    Dutch
    10-28.6%

How does Belair compare with South Australia?

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

Belair
5.9%
Australia
21.3%
South Australia
16.9%

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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