Callala Bay · Urban Centre

Language in Callala Bay

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Callala Bay than in the rest of the country. While English is the primary tongue for 90.2% of residents, the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 5.6%. This remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Callala Bay, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 0.6% of people here speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure. Most non-English speakers in the area use Greek, Mandarin, or Italian.

5.6% ▲ +105.6%

Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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

0.6% ▼ -13.8%

Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In Callala Bay, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 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 Callala Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115036/callala-bay/topic/language