Boggabilla · Suburb / Locality

Language in Boggabilla

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Boggabilla, where language patterns have stayed very stable since 2011. Only 2.4% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Boggabilla, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people here speak only English, accounting for 68.6% of the population. While only 0.5% of residents speak little or no English, this is actually higher than the figure for most similar areas.

2.4% ▲ +54.9%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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

0.5% ▼ -30.8%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Boggabilla, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Boggabilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10440/boggabilla/topic/language