Bracalba · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bracalba

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

A gap of nearly 7 percentage points separates Bracalba from the national average for language diversity. While 15.5% of people here use a language other than English at home, this is well below the Australian figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the area is more diverse than most similar places.

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📍 Bracalba, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 78.4% of residents, but Italian is common here, spoken by 8.2% of people. While more residents use another language at home than in most similar areas, no one in Bracalba reported speaking little or no English.

15.5% ▲ +735.1%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 15.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Bracalba, English only is the majority at 90%; Italian is next at 10%.

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 Bracalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30351/bracalba/topic/language