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Language in Brightwaters

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

English is the primary language for 91.3% of people in Brightwaters. While most residents speak only English, the area has a slightly higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar areas.

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📍 Brightwaters, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This includes small numbers of Greek, Cantonese, and Tagalog speakers; however, very few people (0.7%) speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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5.9% ▲ +116.9%

Higher than 65% 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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0.7% ▲ +106.4%

Higher than 73% 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 Brightwaters, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 91.3% Greek 1.1% Cantonese 0.5% Tagalog 0.5%

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 Brightwaters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10567/brightwaters/topic/language