Picnic Bay · Urban Centre

Language in Picnic Bay

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

A higher share of residents speak another language at home in Picnic Bay compared to most similar areas. While 5% of the community uses a language other than English, this is still far below the national figure.

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📍 Picnic Bay, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 83.8% of people, though the use of other languages rose to 5% since 2011. Very few people struggle with English, as 0% of the population speaks little or no English.

5.0% ▲ +313.4%

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Picnic Bay, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 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 Picnic Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322097/picnic-bay/topic/language