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Braidwood · Suburb / Locality

Language in Braidwood

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

A massive gap exists between Braidwood and the wider country, with only 4.2% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below the 22.3% national figure, marking it as a place where English is overwhelmingly the primary tongue.

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📍 Braidwood, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 85.9% of residents. While 0.6% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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4.2% ▲ +30.6%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.6% ▼ -36.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality 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 Braidwood, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

English only 85.9% Cantonese 0.3% Punjabi 0.2% Tagalog 0.2%

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 Braidwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10544/braidwood/topic/language