Big Springs · Suburb / Locality

Language in Big Springs

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

Almost everyone in Big Springs speaks English daily, making it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region. Only 2.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Big Springs, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 93.3% of people here. While no one in the area speaks little or no English, the overall percentage of people using another language at home is far below both the state and national figures.

2.2% ▲ +325.2%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.5%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Big Springs, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Big Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10344/big-springs/topic/language