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Language in Boston

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

English is the primary language for almost everyone in Boston, with only 0.8% of people using another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. The area is overwhelmingly monolingual compared to the rest of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 91.9% of residents speak only English at home, which is far below the South Australian figure of 17.8%. While 0.0% of people speak little or no English, this is still slightly higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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0.8% ▼ -56.0%

Lower than 67% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Boston, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 91.9% Greek 0.5%

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 Boston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40145/boston/topic/language