Chain Valley Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Chain Valley Bay

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

Very few people in Chain Valley Bay use a language other than English at home, making it less diverse than most similar areas. Only 1.9% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Chain Valley Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 90.6% of the population. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

1.9% ▼ -6.2%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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

0.3% ▲ +106.9%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 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 Chain Valley Bay, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian 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 Chain Valley Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10879/chain-valley-bay/topic/language