Bluff Point · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bluff Point

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

Much more of the population in Bluff Point speaks a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While 9.2% of residents use another language, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 85% of residents, with small numbers speaking Italian, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Hindi. Only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.3%.

9.2% ▲ +23.0%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.5%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 9.2%

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

0.4% ▼ -51.3%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Bluff Point, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Bluff Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50132/bluff-point/topic/language