9.8% ▲ +92.7%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bacchus Marsh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Bacchus Marsh
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Bacchus Marsh is dominated by English, as very few residents require translation services or language support. While the number of people using other languages at home has risen to 9.8%, this remains far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 86.2% of residents, and only 1.0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the Victorian average. Punjabi is the most common second language at 2.4%, followed by Hindi, Italian and Greek.
1.0% ▲ +69.6%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041353/bacchus-marsh/topic/language