12.2% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Broome · Council (LGA)
Language in Broome
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Broome compared to the rest of the country. While 12.2% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people in the area speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home rose to 12.2% since 2011, though this remains well below the Western Australian figure. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.7% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.7% ▼ -32.5%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
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 Broome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50980/broome/topic/language