Nepean Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Nepean Bay

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

English remains the dominant language in Nepean Bay, with very little change in the linguistic mix since 2011. Only 2.9% of people use a language other than English at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 82.9% of the community, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% for other languages. Despite this, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

2.9% ▲ +6.5%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 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 Nepean 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 Nepean Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41020/nepean-bay/topic/language