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Language in Bordertown

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

More people in Bordertown now use a language other than English at home than in previous years. While 16.5% of residents speak another language, this is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure remains well below the national rate of 22.3%.

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📍 Bordertown, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 78% of residents, with Mandarin being the most common other language at 1.5%. About 3.9% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest levels for areas of this type.

People using another language at home

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16.5% ▲ +45.8%

Higher than 86% 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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3.9% ▼ -9.8%

Higher than 89% 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 Bordertown, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 78.0% Mandarin 1.5% Tagalog 0.7% Vietnamese 0.3% Cantonese 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Punjabi 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 Bordertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40142/bordertown/topic/language