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Brookton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Brookton

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

Only 3.6% of people in Brookton use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Brookton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language here, spoken by 87.2% of residents. This explains why very few people struggle with English, with only 0.3% saying they speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.6% ▲ +80.9%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▲ +90.9%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Brookton, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 87.2% Italian 0.3% Tagalog 0.3% Hindi 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031246/brookton/topic/language