Fishermans Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Fishermans Bay

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

English is the dominant way people communicate in Fishermans Bay, where 88.2% of residents speak only this language. While a small number of people use other languages at home, the area is far less linguistically diverse than the state or national averages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 14.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Despite this, no one in the community speaks little or no English, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

14.5% —

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 14.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Fishermans Bay, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Fishermans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11525/fishermans-bay/topic/language