4.9% ▲ +48.9%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Baw Baw · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Baw Baw
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Baw Baw, where only 4.9% of people speak another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, meaning very few residents rely on translation services or multilingual support in their daily lives.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Just 0.6% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2016. While English is used by 89.5% of the population, other spoken languages include Mandarin, Italian, Punjabi, and Vietnamese.
0.6% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20501/baw-baw/topic/language