Bonnet Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bonnet Bay

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

English is the dominant language for 88.3% of residents in Bonnet Bay. While this is far below the national and state figures for language diversity, it is actually much higher than most similar areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 10.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in similar areas. Just 1.2% of the community speak little or no English, a figure that sits well below the New South Wales average.

10.1% ▲ +52.0%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.6%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 10.1%

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

1.2% ▲ +203.2%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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 Bonnet Bay, English only is the majority at 95%; 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 Bonnet Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10467/bonnet-bay/topic/language