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Language in Brookwater

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

English is the main language for 77.7% of people in Brookwater. Nearly one in five residents speaks another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. This gives the suburb a more linguistically diverse feel than many of its neighbours.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 19% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure well above the Queensland average. While this is much higher than most local areas, only 1.2% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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19.0% ▲ +65.7%

Higher than 86% 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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1.2% ▲ +14.6%

Higher than 78% 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 Brookwater, English only is the majority at 92%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

English only 77.7% Mandarin 2.2% Hindi 1.7% Vietnamese 1.0% Punjabi 0.5% Cantonese 0.4% Arabic 0.4% Tagalog 0.3%

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 Brookwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30390/brookwater/topic/language