1.8% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bathurst Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for almost everyone living in Bathurst Surrounds, where only 1.8% of people use another language at home. This makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region, with very few residents needing translation services for daily life.
English and the largest community languages.
About 89.5% of people speak only English at home, a figure that is far below the national average. Very few people speak little or no English at 0.1%, and this has barely changed since 2016.
1.8% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.1% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 93% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Bathurst Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011060/bathurst-surrounds/topic/language