Thomson Brook · Suburb / Locality

Language in Thomson Brook

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

English is spoken by 91% of people at home in Thomson Brook, making it the dominant language of the area. While a small number of residents use other languages, the community is far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average.

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📍 Thomson Brook, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 7.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. This trend is reflected in the fact that no one in the area speaks little or no English.

7.9%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 7.9%

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 Thomson Brook, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Thomson Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51447/thomson-brook/topic/language