Salamander Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Salamander Bay

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

English is the primary language for 90.5% of people in Salamander Bay. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average, with only 4.1% of residents using another language at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Very few people here speak little or no English, at just 0.6%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

4.1% ▲ +28.4%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 4.1%

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

0.6% ▲ +47.2%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Salamander Bay, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Salamander Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13478/salamander-bay/topic/language