Brigadoon · Suburb / Locality

Language in Brigadoon

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

More people in Brigadoon use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. However, this remains low compared to the wider region, with 91.7% of residents speaking only English.

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📍 Brigadoon, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 5% of people use another language at home, this is far below the figures for Western Australia and the nation. Only 0.4% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure.

5.0% ▲ +11.9%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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

0.4% ▲ +8.2%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Brigadoon, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

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 Brigadoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50181/brigadoon/topic/language