Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan

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

About the same as similar areas, Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan has a modest level of linguistic diversity. Only 11.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures.

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📍 Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 87.1% of residents, though the share of people using another language at home rose 4.2 percentage points since 2011. Very few people struggle with English, with only 1.0% speaking little or no English, a figure well below the state average.

11.2% ▲ +60.3%

Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 11.2%

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

1.0% ▲ +7.1%

Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021404/berowra-brooklyn-cowan/topic/language