Cranbrook · Council (LGA)

Language in Cranbrook

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Cranbrook than in most similar areas. Only 3.8% of residents do so, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than either the state or the nation.

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📍 Cranbrook, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 85.1% of residents. This explains why the 0.4% of people who speak little or no English is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

3.8% ▲ +8.6%

Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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

0.4% ▲ —

Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Cranbrook, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

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 Cranbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52240/cranbrook/topic/language