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Batemans Bay - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Batemans Bay - South

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

A massive gap exists between Batemans Bay - South and the rest of the country, with only 5.3% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. The area is overwhelmingly English-speaking, though the use of other languages has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Batemans Bay - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 87.4% of residents, while just 0.5% speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%. Other languages spoken in small numbers include Italian, Mandarin, Greek, and Punjabi.

People using another language at home

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5.3% ▲ +20.8%

Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▼ -6.5%

Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Batemans Bay - South, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 87.4% Italian 0.4% Mandarin 0.3% Greek 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Cantonese 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 Batemans Bay - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041018/batemans-bay-south/topic/language