16.2% ▼ -81.9%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 89.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Borroloola · Urban Centre
Language in Borroloola
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive drop in the use of non-English languages has occurred in Borroloola, with only 16.2% of people now using another language at home. This is a huge fall from the 89.1% recorded in 2011, making English the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 16.2% of people use a language other than English at home—which is much higher than most areas—this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.8% speak little or no English.
0.8% ▲ —
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
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 Borroloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721003/borroloola/topic/language