North Booval · Suburb / Locality

Language in North Booval

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

Only 8.2% of people in North Booval use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a place where English is the dominant way people communicate.

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📍 North Booval, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is spoken by 86.7% of residents, 1.1% speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Other languages spoken in the area include Tagalog, Vietnamese, Cantonese, and Punjabi.

8.2% ▲ +34.9%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 8.2%

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

1.1% ▼ -16.0%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 North Booval, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 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 North Booval [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32168/north-booval/topic/language