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Language in Broadwater

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

English is the primary language for nearly 90% of people in Broadwater. While more people here use a second language at home than in most similar areas, the overall rate is still far below the national figure.

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📍 Broadwater, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.4% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is much lower than the 22.3% seen across Australia. This includes a tiny number of Italian, Mandarin, Tagalog and Vietnamese speakers, while just 0.5% of the population speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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5.4% ▲ +41.9%

Higher than 62% 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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0.5% ▼ -23.3%

Higher than 69% 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 Broadwater, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 89.6% Italian 0.4% Mandarin 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Arabic 0.1%

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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50183/broadwater/topic/language