Seabrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Seabrook

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

More than half of residents in Seabrook speak only English, though the area is far more linguistically diverse than most of the country. Nearly 40% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade.

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📍 Seabrook, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 39.2% of people use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This includes 4.9% speaking Mandarin and 3.9% speaking Hindi, while 4.6% of the community speak little or no English.

39.2% ▲ +23.2%

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

  • 2011: 31.8%
  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 39.2%

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

4.6% ▼ -8.5%

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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 Seabrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021345/seabrook/topic/language