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Language in Brighton

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Brighton than the national figure. Only 2% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Tasmanian average. This makes the area much more linguistically uniform than most other Australian places.

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📍 Brighton, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 94.6% of residents, with only 0.2% of people speaking little or no English. This small group is about the same as the state figure, though the typical resident here is much more likely to speak only English than those across Australia.

People using another language at home

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2.0% ▲ +26.2%

Lower than 60% 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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0.2% ▲ +36.7%

Higher than 62% 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 Brighton, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

English only 94.6% Punjabi 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Italian 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Greek 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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60075/brighton/topic/language