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Language in Breakwater

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

More people in Breakwater use a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While 10.8% of residents speak another language, this is still far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Breakwater, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 78.3% of the area, with small numbers speaking Italian, Tagalog, Mandarin and Arabic. Only 1.9% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure but much higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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10.8% ▲ +24.9%

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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1.9% ▲ +36.7%

Higher than 85% 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 Breakwater, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 78.3% Italian 0.8% Tagalog 0.8% Mandarin 0.8% Arabic 0.4% Greek 0.4% Vietnamese 0.3%

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 Breakwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20326/breakwater/topic/language