Cape Bridgewater · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cape Bridgewater

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

English has remained the dominant tongue in Cape Bridgewater, with very few residents using other languages at home. Only 2% of people speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This reflects a community with very little linguistic diversity compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Cape Bridgewater, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost everyone here speaks only English at home, making up 94.7% of the population. The 2% who use another language is much lower than most areas, and there are no residents who speak little or no English.

2.0% ▼ -15.6%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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 Cape Bridgewater, 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 Cape Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20469/cape-bridgewater/topic/language