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Language in Broadmeadow

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

A much smaller share of people speak a language other than English in Broadmeadow compared to the rest of the state. While 12.4% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Most people here speak only English.

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📍 Broadmeadow, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 81.5% of residents, with Mandarin at 1.6% being the next most common tongue. Although 12.4% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas, only 2.4% speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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12.4% ▲ +2.3%

Higher than 79% 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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2.4% ▲ +68.1%

Higher than 87% 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 Broadmeadow, English only is the majority at 95%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 81.5% Mandarin 1.6% Italian 0.8% Cantonese 0.5% Greek 0.5% Hindi 0.3% Punjabi 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 Broadmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10575/broadmeadow/topic/language