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Language in Bridgewater

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

English is the dominant way people communicate in Bridgewater, where only 4% of residents use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most daily interactions happen in English, making it one of the less linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Bridgewater, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 86.5% of people speak only English at home, which is well below the Tasmania average. While 0.7% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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4.0% ▲ +220.6%

Higher than 54% 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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0.7% ▲ +780.9%

Higher than 72% 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 Bridgewater, English only is the majority at 99%; Arabic is next at 0%.

English only 86.5% Arabic 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Hindi 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 Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60073/bridgewater/topic/language