Boyup Brook · Suburb / Locality

Language in Boyup Brook

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

English remains the dominant language in Boyup Brook, with very few residents speaking a different language at home. Only 2.8% of people use another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Boyup Brook, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 86.7% of the community speaks only English. While 0.3% of people speak little or no English, this is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

2.8% ▼ -25.5%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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

0.3% ▲ —

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Boyup Brook, 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 Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50172/boyup-brook/topic/language