Boulia · Urban Centre

Language in Boulia

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

English is the primary language spoken in Boulia (L), with 86.7% of residents using it as their only language at home. Very few people use other languages, though this has risen slightly in recent years.

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📍 Boulia, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This reflects a trend of very high English proficiency, as 0.0% of residents speak little or no English.

3.2% ▲ —

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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 Boulia, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Boulia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322020/boulia/topic/language