Bakewell · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bakewell

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

A much higher share of people speak a language other than English in Bakewell compared to most similar areas. While 18.4% of residents use another language at home, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English, though Tagalog is the most common second language.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 18.4% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Northern Territory's 32.4%. Around 2.3% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.

18.4% ▲ +125.1%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 15.3%
  • 2021: 18.4%

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

2.3% ▲ +35.6%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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.

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 Bakewell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70022/bakewell/topic/language