Glenbrook · Suburb / Locality

Language in Glenbrook

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Glenbrook compared to the rest of the state. Only 5% of residents use another language at home, which is much lower than the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it a very linguistically uniform area.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 93.4% of the population. While the 5% who speak another language is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the New South Wales average. Only 0.2% of people speak little or no English.

5.0% ▲ +19.0%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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

0.2% ▼ -43.2%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Glenbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11660/glenbrook/topic/language