Carey Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Carey Bay

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

English is the primary language for 91.8% of residents in Carey Bay. This is a very high figure compared to the rest of the country, where far more people use a language other than English at home.

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📍 Carey Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.5% of people here use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is 0.3%, which is higher than in most similar areas.

4.5% ▲ +61.1%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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

0.3% ▲ —

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Carey Bay, English only is the majority at 100%; 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 Carey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10811/carey-bay/topic/language