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Language in Castle Forbes Bay

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

Fewer people in Castle Forbes Bay use a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. Only 1.7% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Castle Forbes Bay, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken by 92% of the community, while Vietnamese and Mandarin are the next most common. This low diversity is consistent with the fact that 0% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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1.7% —

Lower than 62% 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% ▼ -100.0%

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 Castle Forbes Bay, English only is the majority at 96%; Vietnamese is next at 2%.

English only 92.0% Vietnamese 2.3% Mandarin 1.7%

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 Castle Forbes Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60102/castle-forbes-bay/topic/language