2.2% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bega-Eden Hinterland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Bega-Eden Hinterland
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language use in Bega-Eden Hinterland has barely changed since 2011, remaining an area where very few people speak a language other than English. Only 2.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This creates a linguistic profile that is much more uniform than most of Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the dominant language here, spoken exclusively by 90.8% of people. Only 0.1% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
0.1% ▼ -54.0%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.1%
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.
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 Bega-Eden Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041020/bega-eden-hinterland/topic/language