South Boulder · Suburb / Locality

Language in South Boulder

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

English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in South Boulder, with only 4.5% of residents using another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While most speak English, a small number of people in the area speak little or no English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 4.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the 18.4% seen across Western Australia. Despite this, the 0.3% who speak little or no English is actually higher than in most similar areas.

4.5% ▼ -8.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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

0.3% ▼ -49.3%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 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 South Boulder, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 South Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51362/south-boulder/topic/language