26.4% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Braddon · Suburb / Locality
Language in Braddon
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 68.6% of Braddon residents, though the area is notably diverse. More than a quarter of people here speak a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 26.4% of people use another language at home, placing Braddon among the highest for this trait compared to similar areas. While 2.1% of residents speak little or no English, this is much higher than most areas and about the same as the ACT average.
2.1% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
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 Braddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80027/braddon/topic/language