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Bourke - Brewarrina · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Bourke - Brewarrina

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Bourke - Brewarrina than in most similar areas. Only 4.1% of residents speak another language, a figure far below the national average of 22.3%.

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📍 Bourke - Brewarrina, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While the use of other languages rose 2.3 percentage points since 2011, 79.4% of people still speak only English. Very few residents struggle with English, with just 0.2% speaking little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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4.1% ▲ +131.6%

Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -46.1%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Bourke - Brewarrina, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

English only 79.4% Punjabi 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Greek 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Mandarin 0.1%

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 Bourke - Brewarrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011092/bourke-brewarrina/topic/language