Boonah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Boonah

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

Fewer people use a language other than English in Boonah than in almost any similar area. Only 2.7% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Boonah, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 90.6% of people speak only English at home, and this has barely changed since 2011. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.6% speaking little or no English, a figure a little below the Queensland average.

2.7% ▲ +7.0%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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

0.6% ▲ +4.8%

Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Boonah, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Boonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021277/boonah/topic/language