Batlow · Suburb / Locality

Language in Batlow

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Batlow compared to the state and national averages. Only 8% of the population use another language at home, making the area much less linguistically diverse than most of New South Wales.

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📍 Batlow, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 83.8% of residents speak only English, the area has a higher rate of people speaking little or no English than most similar places. A small number of residents use Mandarin, Italian or Cantonese at home.

8.0% ▲ +33.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 8.0%

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

2.0% ▼ -32.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In Batlow, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 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 Batlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10232/batlow/topic/language