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Baw Baw Village · Suburb / Locality

Language in Baw Baw Village

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

Among the highest in its category for linguistic variety, Baw Baw Village is a place where 43.3% of residents speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most multilingual small areas in the region.

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📍 Baw Baw Village, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 33.3% of residents, while 26.7% speak Mandarin. This diversity is reflected in the 10% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the 3.4% seen across Australia.

People using another language at home

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43.3% ▲ —

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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10.0% ▲ —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Baw Baw Village, English only is the majority at 56%; Mandarin is next at 44%.

English only 33.3% Mandarin 26.7%

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 Baw Baw Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20168/baw-baw-village/topic/language