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Briar Hill · Suburb / Locality

Language in Briar Hill

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

English is the main language for 87.1% of people in Briar Hill. While most residents speak only English, the area has a higher variety of languages at home than most similar suburbs.

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📍 Briar Hill, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 10.1% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Only 1.1% of the community speak little or no English, which is also well below the state average.

People using another language at home

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10.1% ▲ +34.5%

Higher than 76% 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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1.1% ▼ -7.6%

Higher than 76% 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 Briar Hill, English only is the majority at 95%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 87.1% Mandarin 1.6% Italian 1.4% Greek 0.5% Arabic 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Hindi 0.1%

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 Briar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20331/briar-hill/topic/language