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Bogan · Council (LGA)

Language in Bogan

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Bogan compared to most other areas. Only 3.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it a very linguistically uniform part of the region.

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📍 Bogan, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.5% of the population. While the use of other languages rose slightly since 2011, only 0.1% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

People using another language at home

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3.6% ▲ +80.3%

Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.1% ▼ -34.5%

Lower than 87% of council (lga) 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 Bogan, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

English only 88.5% Vietnamese 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Bogan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10950/bogan/topic/language