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Boorowa · Suburb / Locality

Language in Boorowa

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

English is the primary language for 82.5% of people in Boorowa. This high level of English use is reflected in the fact that very few residents speak a different language at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state.

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📍 Boorowa, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is lower than most areas, 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than in similar areas.

People using another language at home

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2.2% ▲ +99.8%

Lower than 59% 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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0.3% ▲ +44.9%

Higher than 64% 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 Boorowa, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 82.5% Mandarin 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Greek 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 Boorowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10501/boorowa/topic/language