57.9% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Broadmeadows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Broadmeadows
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise of 7.1 percentage points since 2011 means more people in Broadmeadows now speak a language other than English at home. Over half the population—57.9%—uses another language, which is far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Arabic is the most common non-English language, spoken by 16.6% of residents. This linguistic diversity is reflected in the fact that 12.6% of people speak little or no English, a figure well above the Victorian average.
12.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Broadmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051242/broadmeadows/topic/language