Broadwater · Suburb / Locality

Language in Broadwater

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

English is the dominant language in Broadwater, with only 3.7% of residents using another language at home. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains far below the national figure. The area is overwhelmingly English-speaking, with very few people struggling to communicate in English.

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📍 Broadwater, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people here speak only English (87.5%), meaning the 3.7% who use another language is well below the Queensland figure. While 0.0% speak little or no English, which is a little below the state average, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

3.7% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 3.7%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 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 Broadwater, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30383/broadwater/topic/language