3.4% ▲ +51.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Broken Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Broken Hill
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 88% of people in Broken Hill, making it a very linguistically uniform area. Only 3.4% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While the number of people using a language other than English rose slightly since 2011, it remains much lower than most areas. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure.
0.4% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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.
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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105021097/broken-hill/topic/language