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Batemans Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Batemans Bay

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

A huge gap exists between the linguistic variety in Batemans Bay and the rest of the country. While 84.1% of people here speak only English, the proportion of residents using another language at home is far below the national figure.

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📍 Batemans Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.7% of people use another language at home, which is far below the 22.3% national figure. Despite this, 1.0% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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6.7% ▲ +63.6%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.0% ▲ +32.6%

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.

Language used at home

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In Batemans Bay, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 84.1% Mandarin 0.6% Cantonese 0.6% Punjabi 0.6% Greek 0.2% Tagalog 0.2%

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 Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10229/batemans-bay/topic/language