5.3% ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bairnsdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Bairnsdale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A small rise in non-English speakers has seen Bairnsdale become slightly more diverse since 2011. Only 5.3% of people now use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 87.5% of residents, with the proportion of people using other languages at home rising 1.6 points since 2011. Very few residents speak little or no English (0.9%), a figure well below the state average.
0.9% ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021081/bairnsdale/topic/language