16.8% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bayswater North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Bayswater North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of residents in Bayswater North now speak a language other than English at home, which rose by 5.3 percentage points since 2011. While 16.8% of people use another language, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 79.2% of people, though Mandarin is the most common second language at 2.6%. Around 2.6% of the population speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas.
2.6% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Bayswater North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031263/bayswater-north/topic/language