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Bakers Creek · Urban Centre

Language in Bakers Creek

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

A massive drop in non-English speaking households has occurred in Bakers Creek (L) over the last decade. Only 14.4% of people now use a language other than English at home, down from 89.7% in 2011. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure.

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📍 Bakers Creek, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English (72.6%), though Tagalog is the most common second language at 5.1%. Very few people struggle with English here, as only 1.0% speak little or no English, a figure that has fallen since 2016.

People using another language at home

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14.4% ▼ -83.9%

Higher than 87% 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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1.0% ▼ -93.6%

Higher than 79% 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 Bakers Creek, English only is the majority at 92%; Tagalog is next at 6%.

English only 72.6% Tagalog 5.1% Mandarin 0.6% Hindi 0.2%

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 Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321007/bakers-creek/topic/language