Eagle Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Eagle Bay

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

Only 10.8% of people in Eagle Bay use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is well below the Western Australian figure, it shows a diverse mix of residents for a small locality. Most households here speak only English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 76.7% of residents, with Greek being the next most common at 2.5%. Notably, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, a figure that is well below the national average.

10.8% ▲ +90.4%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 10.8%

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 Eagle Bay, English only is the majority at 97%; Greek is next at 3%.

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 Eagle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50447/eagle-bay/topic/language