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Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang

Language used at home

In Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang, 2.8763 of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.

Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Total population

Language used at home - Summary
Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language summaryNumber%Nowra %Number%Nowra %2006 to 2021
Speaks English only
2,93593.881.82,80394.488.4+132
map this data in atlas.idNon-English total902.97.6772.63.3+12
Not stated
1043.310.5883.08.2+16

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Language used at home - Ranked by size
Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Nowra %Number%Nowra %2006 to 2021
Dutch120.40.170.30.3+4

Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Language used at home, 2021
Language used at home, 2021 Dutch, Nowra: 0.1% Dutch, Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang: 0.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data)
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Change in language used at home, 2006 to 2021
Change in language used at home, 2006 to 2021 Dutch, Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang: +4
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2021 (Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang in 2021 compared to Nowra shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 93.8% of the population used English only, and 2.9 used a non-English language, compared with 81.8% and 7.6% respectively for Nowra.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang was Dutch, with 0.4% of the population, or 12 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang and Nowra in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 13 or 16.9%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 132 or 4.7%.

There were no major differences in Bangalee - Cambewarra - Tapitalee - Badagarang between 2006 and 2021.

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