58.7% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Brimbank · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Brimbank
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Among the highest for its kind, Brimbank is a remarkably multilingual area where 58.7% of people use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, reflecting a community with deep roots in diverse global cultures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 34.7% of residents speak English only, with Vietnamese being the most common other language at 19.3%. This high linguistic diversity is reflected in the 14.1% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the 4.4% seen across Victoria.
14.1% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Brimbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21301/brimbank/topic/language