Arabic
4 speakers
That's fewer than one in 100 residents.
Broomehill-Tambellup, Western Australia
Only 24 people in Broomehill-Tambellup speak a language other than English at home, the 2021 Census shows. Arabic is the one heard most. Fewer than 100 councils have a lower share. With fewer than 2,000 residents, it's one of the smallest councils in the country.
Small as they are, Arabic, German and Afrikaans are the largest.
In the City of Perth, a language other than English is at least twice as common. Among Western Australia councils, Broomehill-Tambellup ranks 113th.
Every figure leaves unanswered questions out of the count, so the areas compare like for like.
Compare Broomehill-Tambellup with every council on the diversity index.
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
The headline 2.3% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 116 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 13.5%, while measuring only those who answered gives 2.6%.
Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.
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