26.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Braddon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Braddon
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A slight dip in the proportion of people using other languages at home has occurred in Braddon since 2011. Still, 26.4% of residents speak a language other than English, making the area more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 68.6% of residents, Mandarin is the most common second language at 8.1%. Very few people here—only 2.1%—speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.1% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Braddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051051/braddon/topic/language