Bakewell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Bakewell

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the main language spoken in Bakewell, though more people have started using other languages at home recently. While 18.4% of residents speak a language other than English, this is still well below the national figure.

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📍 Bakewell, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 73.8% of residents, while Tagalog is the most common other language at 3.2%. The proportion of people using another language at home rose 10 points since 2011, though only 2.3% of the community speak little or no English.

18.4% ▲ +125.1%

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 15.3%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

2.3% ▲ +35.6%

Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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 Bakewell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041036/bakewell/topic/language