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Language in Broome

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

More people in Broome speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 12.3% of residents use another language, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English, with 69.8% of the population doing so.

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📍 Broome, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 12.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. Only 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the Western Australian average.

People using another language at home

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12.3% ▲ +12.5%

Higher than 79% 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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0.7% ▼ -38.8%

Higher than 73% 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 Broome, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 69.8% Mandarin 0.7% Tagalog 0.6% Cantonese 0.4% Italian 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2%

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 Broome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50190/broome/topic/language