Boulia · Suburb / Locality

Language in Boulia

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

English is the dominant tongue in Boulia, where almost everyone speaks the language at home. Very few residents use another language, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state or country.

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📍 Boulia, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.2% of people use another language at home, a figure far below the national average of 22.3%. This is reflected in the fact that 88.5% of the population speaks English only.

2.2% ▲ —

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 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 Boulia, 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 Boulia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30340/boulia/topic/language