Ball Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Ball Bay

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

Almost everyone in Ball Bay speaks English, with only 1% of people using another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and reflects a community with very little linguistic diversity.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used in the vast majority of homes, at 88.8%. The proportion of people using another language is far below the Queensland figure of 13.2%, and no one in the area speaks little or no English.

1.0% ▼ -34.7%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Ball Bay, 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 Ball Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30127/ball-bay/topic/language