Berowra · Suburb / Locality

Language in Berowra

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

English is the dominant language for 84% of residents in Berowra. While the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar places, it remains well below the national and state averages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 14.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in similar areas but far below the NSW figure of 26.6%. Only 1.1% of residents speak little or no English, and the most common non-English languages spoken are Mandarin, Hindi and Tagalog.

14.4% ▲ +79.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 14.4%

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

1.1% ▼ -12.4%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Berowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10308/berowra/topic/language