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Language in Brown Hill

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

A far lower proportion of people use a language other than English at home in Brown Hill compared to the rest of the country. Only 4% of residents speak another language, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Victoria.

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📍 Brown Hill, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 92.9% of residents, and the 0.4% who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas. While the number of people using other languages is small, the most common are Punjabi, Italian, and Mandarin.

People using another language at home

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4.0% ▲ +51.3%

Higher than 55% 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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0.4% ▲ +30.6%

Higher than 67% 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 Brown Hill, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

English only 92.9% Punjabi 0.3% Italian 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Greek 0.2% Arabic 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 Brown Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20356/brown-hill/topic/language