Bakers Creek · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bakers Creek

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

A mix of different languages is common in daily life for Bakers Creek, where 14.4% of people speak a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 72.6% of residents, but Tagalog is the next most common at 5.1%. Despite the linguistic variety, only 1.0% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.

14.4% ▲ +474.8%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 14.4%

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

1.0% ▼ -38.5%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Bakers Creek, English only is the majority at 92%; Tagalog is next at 6%.

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 Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30119/bakers-creek/topic/language