Burrum Heads · Suburb / Locality

Language in Burrum Heads

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Burrum Heads, where the proportion of people using another language at home has stayed very low. Only 1.5% of residents speak a language other than English, a figure that sits far below both state and national levels.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 92.3% of people at home, meaning very few residents use other languages. This is far below the Australian figure, and it is also true that no one in the area speaks little or no English.

1.5% ▼ -23.3%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Burrum Heads, English only is the majority at 100%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

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 Burrum Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30455/burrum-heads/topic/language