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Brookfield

Language used at home

In Brookfield, 34.5% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Brookfield's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.

Brookfield's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
Brookfield - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2006 to 2021
Speaks English only6,42959.654.32,80286.770.2+3,626
Non-English total3,72134.539.03209.924.2+3,400
Not stated6325.96.71093.45.5+523
Total Population10,782100.0100.03,232100.0100.0+7,549
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Brookfield - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language (excludes English)Number%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2006 to 2021
Punjabi7436.95.90--0.3+743
Dinka3042.80.70--0.1+304
Urdu2652.51.440.10.3+261
Filipino/Tagalog2202.02.980.31.9+211
Samoan2142.00.840.10.3+210
Hindi1921.82.00--0.5+192
Arabic1321.22.0200.61.1+112
Vietnamese1020.92.50--1.1+102
Maltese990.91.3471.52.3+51
Bengali750.70.60--0.1+75
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Brookfield in 2021 compared to the City of Melton shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 59.6% of the population used English only, and 34.5% used a non-English language, compared with 54.3% and 39.0% respectively for the City of Melton.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Brookfield was Punjabi, with 6.9% of the population, or 743 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Brookfield and the City of Melton in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Dinka at home (2.8% compared to 0.7%)
  • A larger percentage using Samoan at home (2.0% compared to 0.8%)
  • A smaller percentage using Vietnamese at home (0.9% compared to 2.5%)
  • A smaller percentage using Macedonian at home (0.4% compared to 1.5%)

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 3,401 or 1062.8%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 3,627 or 129.4%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Brookfield between 2006 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Punjabi (+743 persons)
  • Dinka (+304 persons)
  • Urdu (+261 persons)
  • Filipino/Tagalog (+211 persons)

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