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Language in Broken Head

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Broken Head compared to the rest of the country. While 11.2% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here rely solely on English for daily communication.

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📍 Broken Head, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home by 78.2% of residents. Other languages are rare, with Arabic at 2.1% and Italian at 0.8%, and no one reported speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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11.2% ▲ +211.3%

Higher than 77% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Broken Head, English only is the majority at 96%; Arabic is next at 3%.

English only 78.2% Arabic 2.1% Italian 0.8%

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 Broken Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10588/broken-head/topic/language