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Golden Bay · Suburb / Locality

Language in Golden Bay

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

A much smaller proportion of people speak a foreign language in Golden Bay compared to the rest of the country. Only 5.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Golden Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.8% of the area. While 5.8% use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—only 0.5% of people speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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5.8% ▲ +84.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▲ +48.6%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Golden Bay, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 88.8% Italian 0.4% Hindi 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Golden Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50566/golden-bay/topic/language