Bounded Locality · Section of State

Language in Bounded Locality

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

More than four in ten people in Bounded Locality use a language other than English at home. While this is far above the national figure, the proportion of people speaking other languages has fallen significantly over the last decade.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 41.2% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is among the highest for similar areas. English is the most common language at 45.8%, while 6% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above the Australian average.

41.2% ▼ -29.2%

Higher than 94% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 58.1%
  • 2016: 50.6%
  • 2021: 41.2%

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

6.0% ▼ -48.5%

Higher than 92% of section of state areas.

  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 6.0%

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 Bounded Locality, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 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 Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS92/bounded-locality/topic/language