Callala Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Callala Bay

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

More people speak a language other than English in Callala Bay than in most similar areas. While 90.3% of residents speak only English, the remaining few use a variety of languages at home. This makes the area slightly more linguistically diverse than nearby places of a similar size.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.8% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. However, the 0.9% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

5.8% ▲ +19.0%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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

0.9% ▲ +78.7%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Callala Bay, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

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 Callala Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10756/callala-bay/topic/language