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Glamorgan-Spring Bay · Council (LGA)

Language in Glamorgan-Spring Bay

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

English is the primary language for 86.2% of people in Glamorgan-Spring Bay. While most residents speak only English, the number of people using other languages at home has risen to 6.5% since 2011.

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📍 Glamorgan-Spring Bay, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people speak little or no English (0.4%), a figure that is well below the Australian average and has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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6.5% ▲ +182.1%

Higher than 54% of council (lga) 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% ▲ +53.6%

Lower than 61% of council (lga) 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 Glamorgan-Spring Bay, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 86.2% Mandarin 0.9% Vietnamese 0.2% Punjabi 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Italian 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Tagalog 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 Glamorgan-Spring Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62410/glamorgan-spring-bay/topic/language