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Cape Barren Island · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cape Barren Island

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English on Cape Barren Island compared to the national figure. While 22.3% of Australians use another language at home, that figure is just 6.3% on the island.

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📍 Cape Barren Island, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 84.4% of residents. Very few people struggle with English here, with 0.0% of the population speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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6.3% ▲ —

Higher than 66% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Cape Barren Island, English only is the majority at 100%.

English only 84.4%

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 Cape Barren Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60095/cape-barren-island/topic/language