Brockman · Suburb / Locality

Language in Brockman

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

Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Brockman than in most similar areas. While 9.4% of residents use another language at home, this remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Brockman, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 69.4% of people, with small numbers speaking Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Tagalog. Only 0.9% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the Western Australian figure.

9.4% ▲ +33.4%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 9.4%

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

0.9% ▼ -41.7%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Brockman, English only is the majority at 96%; Vietnamese 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 Brockman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50185/brockman/topic/language