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Language in Boston

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

English is the primary language for almost everyone in Boston (L), with 89.7% of the population speaking it exclusively. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Boston, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 1.0% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the 22.3% national average and has fallen since 2011. No one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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1.0% ▼ -66.6%

Lower than 91% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Boston, English only is the majority at 100%.

English only 89.7%

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 Boston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422010/boston/topic/language