Boyanup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Boyanup

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

Most residents in Boyanup speak only English, placing the area around the middle for its level of language diversity compared to similar places. Only 3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Boyanup, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89% of the population. While no residents report speaking little or no English, the 3% who use another language at home is much lower than the 18.4% seen across Western Australia.

3.0% ▲ +64.4%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 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 Boyanup, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese 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 Boyanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50169/boyanup/topic/language