Bailup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bailup

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

A small gap exists between the language mix in Bailup and the rest of the country, as far fewer people here use a language other than English at home. While English is the main language for most, about 14.8% of the community speaks another tongue.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 14.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the figures for Western Australia and Australia. Italian is the most common second language at 9.3%, and no one in the area reported speaking little or no English.

14.8%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 14.8%

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 Bailup, English only is the majority at 89%; Italian is next at 11%.

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 Bailup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50050/bailup/topic/language