6.9% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bowral · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Bowral
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Very few residents speak a language other than English in Bowral, placing it lower than most similar areas. Only 6.9% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 88% of residents. Just 0.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2016.
0.5% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Bowral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021284/bowral/topic/language