3.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Blue Bay · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 90.8% of people in Blue Bay. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average, with very few residents using a language other than English at home.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While 0.8% of people speak little or no English, this is actually much higher than in most similar areas.
3.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.8% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 74% 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 Blue Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10413/blue-bay/topic/language