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Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan)

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

English is the main language for 70.4% of people in Brunswick, though the area remains more linguistically diverse than most of the country. While 26.1% of residents speak a language other than English at home, this is a small drop from previous years.

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📍 Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people using a language other than English is well above the national figure, with Italian (5.0%) and Greek (4.2%) being common choices. Meanwhile, the 4.1% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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26.1% —

Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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4.1% ▼ -22.1%

Higher than 75% of state electorate 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 Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 82%; Italian is next at 6%.

English only 70.4% Italian 5.0% Greek 4.2% Arabic 2.3% Mandarin 1.9% Vietnamese 0.9% Cantonese 0.9% Hindi 0.4% Tagalog 0.2% Punjabi 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 Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21303/brunswick/topic/language