23.8% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Brunswick · Suburb / Locality
Language in Brunswick
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Diverse sounds fill the streets of Brunswick, where nearly a quarter of residents speak a language other than English at home. This mix of cultures is reflected in a high number of people who speak little or no English, making it one of the most linguistically varied areas at this level.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 72.9% speak only English, Greek (4.5%) and Italian (3.9%) are the most common other languages. Around 23.8% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the Victorian figure of 27.6%.
4.3% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Brunswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20361/brunswick/topic/language