Boolboonda · Suburb / Locality

Language in Boolboonda

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

More people speak a language other than English in Boolboonda than in most similar areas. While English is the main language for 94.5% of residents, a small group of people here use another language at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.5% of residents use another language at home, which is higher than in similar areas but far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This includes a small number of Cantonese speakers, though no one in the area speaks little or no English.

5.5%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 5.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Boolboonda, English only is the majority at 95%; Cantonese is next at 5%.

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 Boolboonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30318/boolboonda/topic/language