Bass (McIntyre) · State Electorate

Language in Bass (McIntyre)

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

Only 2.4% of people in Bass (McIntyre) spoke another language at home in 2021, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest linguistic diversity in the region, far below the national average.

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📍 Bass (McIntyre), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 90.7% of residents. Very few people speak little or no English (0.2%), which is well below the national figure and a decrease from 2016.

2.4% ▼ -41.6%

Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 4.1%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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

0.2% ▼ -84.7%

Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Bass (McIntyre), English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Bass (McIntyre) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60106/bass/topic/language