11.7% ▲ +64.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bahrs Scrub · Suburb / Locality
Language in Bahrs Scrub
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A small number of residents in Bahrs Scrub now use a language other than English at home, marking a shift in the local linguistic mix. While 11.7% of people speak another language, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 83.6% of residents. While 11.7% of people use another language at home—which is much higher than most similar areas—only 1.2% speak little or no English.
1.2% ▲ +84.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
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 Bahrs Scrub [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30116/bahrs-scrub/topic/language