Beagle Bay · Urban Centre

Language in Beagle Bay

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

A jump of 11 percentage points since 2011 marks a shift in how people speak in Beagle Bay. While 14.7% of residents now use another language at home, this is still well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Beagle Bay, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home for 80.8% of people. Despite the rise in other languages, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure.

14.7% ▲ +341.7%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 14.7%

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 Beagle Bay, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Beagle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522005/beagle-bay/topic/language