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Languages spoken in Broome

9.7% of Broome residents speak a language other than English at home, across 30 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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3,700

Residents

9.7%

+1.4%

Speak a language other than English

30

Languages spoken

13.5%

-9.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Spanish
    43+378%
  2. 02
    Filipino
    40-23.1%
  3. 03
    Yawuru
    26+767%
  4. 04
    Thai
    24+26.3%
  5. 05
    Tagalog
    21-50.0%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    18+100%
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    18
  8. 08
    Bislama
    15
  9. 09
    Italian
    15+25.0%
  10. 10
    French
    14-30.0%

Where residents were born

13.5% born overseas, across 33 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    86-29.5%
  2. 02
    Philippines
    67-26.4%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    66-36.5%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    31
  5. 05
    South Africa
    31+288%
  6. 06
    Thailand
    23+21.1%
  7. 07
    India
    18+50.0%
  8. 08
    Germany
    17-22.7%
  9. 09
    Vanuatu
    15+36.4%
  10. 10
    Argentina
    14+250%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Broome at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,605+14.9%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,275-22.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    56-21.1%
  4. 04
    Islam
    25+78.6%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    16+45.5%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    30%

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