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Bega · Urban Centre

Language in Bega

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

English is the primary language for 86.4% of people in Bega. While more people here use other languages at home than in most similar areas, the overall rate is still far below the national figure.

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📍 Bega, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that fell from 6.4% in 2011. Very few people struggle with English, with just 0.4% speaking little or no English, which is well below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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4.5% ▼ -29.5%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.4% ▲ +275.3%

Higher than 57% of urban centre 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 Bega, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 86.4% Mandarin 0.2% Italian 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% 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 Bega [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115013/bega/topic/language