Back Valley · Suburb / Locality

Language in Back Valley

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Back Valley, where only 2.8% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it an area with very little linguistic diversity.

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📍 Back Valley, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 87.5% of the population. While 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%, the area is slightly higher than most similar places.

2.8%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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 Back Valley, 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 Back Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40057/back-valley/topic/language