8.7% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bathurst - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Bathurst - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the dominant language in Bathurst - South, with only 8.7% of people using another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and is lower than most similar areas. Most residents speak only English, contributing to a very low rate of people who struggle with the language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken only by 79.2% of residents, while Punjabi is the next most common language at 0.9%. Just 1.0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.
1.0% —
Lower than 56% 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.
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 Bathurst - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011612/bathurst-south/topic/language