5.9% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Batehaven · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people use a language other than English in Batehaven than in most similar areas, though it remains a very English-speaking community. While 5.9% of the population speaks another language at home, this is still far below the state and national figures.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 86.9% of residents. Only 0.9% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure but much higher than most similar areas.
5.9% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Batehaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10228/batehaven/topic/language