3.9% ▲ +144.4%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bowen Mountain · Urban Centre
Language in Bowen Mountain
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Bowen Mountain compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.9% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this has risen slightly since 2011, English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 92.5% of people speak only English at home, meaning the area is far below the New South Wales figure for non-English speakers. Very few residents struggle with the language, with only 0.6% speaking little or no English.
0.6% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Bowen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115025/bowen-mountain/topic/language