Brooloo · Suburb / Locality

Language in Brooloo

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Brooloo, where very few people use a different tongue at home. Only 2.4% of the population speaks a language other than English, which is far below the national figure.

Open map →
📍 Brooloo, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 87.8% of residents, while Tagalog is the most common other language at 1.1%. Only 0.8% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.

2.4% ▲ +35.4%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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

0.8% ▲ —

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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

View on map →

In Brooloo, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Brooloo

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Brooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30391/brooloo/topic/language