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Bigga · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bigga

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Bigga, though the proportion of people using another language at home is now much higher than in most similar areas. While 9% of residents speak a language other than English, the community remains far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Bigga, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86.6% of the population, with Arabic being the next most common language at 2.2%. Despite a higher rate of non-English speakers than similar areas, no one in Bigga speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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9.0% ▲ +786.6%

Higher than 74% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Bigga, English only is the majority at 97%; Arabic is next at 3%.

English only 86.6% Arabic 2.2%

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 Bigga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10345/bigga/topic/language