Bayles · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bayles

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

English is the dominant language in Bayles, with only 3.1% of residents speaking another language at home. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, making it a very linguistically uniform area compared to the rest of the country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 91.9% of people speak only English at home, which is far below the Victorian average. While no one in the area speaks little or no English, a small number of residents use Mandarin.

3.1% ▼ -18.2%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 3.1%

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 Bayles, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Bayles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20171/bayles/topic/language