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Language in Bourkelands

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

English is the primary language for 83.9% of people in Bourkelands. While this is well below the national figure, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar areas.

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📍 Bourkelands, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 13% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. Very few people struggle with English, with only 1.9% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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13.0% ▲ +106.2%

Higher than 80% 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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1.9% ▲ +46.1%

Higher than 85% 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 Bourkelands, English only is the majority at 96%; Arabic is next at 1%.

English only 83.9% Arabic 1.2% Mandarin 0.8% Cantonese 0.6% Punjabi 0.5% Tagalog 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Hindi 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 Bourkelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10521/bourkelands/topic/language