Lake Boga · Urban Centre

Language in Lake Boga

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

Very few residents in Lake Boga speak a language other than English at home, making it less linguistically diverse than most similar areas. Only 2.4% of people use another language, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Lake Boga, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 86.9% of the community, while Italian is the most common second language at 1.4%. This lack of diversity is reflected in the fact that no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

2.4% ▲ +20.8%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Lake Boga, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian 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 Lake Boga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221039/lake-boga/topic/language