Brandon · Urban Centre

Language in Brandon

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

More people in Brandon (L) speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While this has risen to 5.7%, it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Brandon, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 87.1% of residents. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

5.7% ▲ +168.0%

Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 5.7%

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

0.4% ▲ —

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Brandon, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 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 Brandon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321023/brandon/topic/language