27.7% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Brunswick West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Brunswick West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a quarter of the population in Brunswick West speaks a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure. While this reflects a diverse community, the proportion of people using another language fell by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 27.7% of residents speak another language at home, a figure much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average. English is the main language for 68.9% of people, followed by Italian and Greek, while the share of people who speak little or no English fell to 3.6%.
3.6% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Brunswick West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011107/brunswick-west/topic/language