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Boorooma · Suburb / Locality

Language in Boorooma

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

More people in Boorooma are using a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 17.6% of residents speak another language, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Boorooma, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 80% of the area, though Mandarin is the most common second language at 3.5%. About 3.3% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas but about the same as the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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17.6% ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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3.3% ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality 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 Boorooma, English only is the majority at 93%; Mandarin is next at 4%.

English only 80.0% Mandarin 3.5% Punjabi 0.7% Arabic 0.6% Vietnamese 0.4% Tagalog 0.3% Greek 0.2% Italian 0.2%

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 Boorooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10499/boorooma/topic/language