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Language in Bordertown

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

A growing number of people in Bordertown speak a language other than English, with the share rising by 5.5 percentage points since 2011. Now, 17.6% of residents use another language at home, which is among the highest rate for similar areas.

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📍 Bordertown, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While most people speak only English (76.6%), 17.6% use another language, including small numbers of Mandarin and Tagalog speakers. The 4.3% of residents who speak little or no English is a little above the South Australian figure of 2.7%.

People using another language at home

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17.6% ▲ +45.1%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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4.3% ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.

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 Bordertown, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 76.6% Mandarin 1.5% Tagalog 0.7% Vietnamese 0.4% Cantonese 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Punjabi 0.2%

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 Bordertown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415007/bordertown/topic/language