Boyup Brook · Urban Centre

Language in Boyup Brook

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

Around the middle for its level, Boyup Brook (L) is a place where English is the dominant language. Only 4.1% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Boyup Brook, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 84.8% of residents, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% for other languages. While 0.6% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

4.1% ▼ -35.6%

Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 4.1%

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

0.6% ▲ —

Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Boyup Brook, English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese 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 Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521007/boyup-brook/topic/language