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Languages spoken in Boolaroo

4.5% of Boolaroo residents speak a language other than English at home, across 14 languages (ABS Census 2021).

1,629

Residents

4.5%

+147%

Speak a language other than English

14

Languages spoken

8.1%

+62.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    German
    10+233%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    10+100%
  3. 03
    Hindi
    7
  4. 04
    Arabic
    5
  5. 05
    Gujarati
    5
  6. 06
    Punjabi
    5
  7. 07
    Urdu
    5
  8. 08
    Auslan
    4
  9. 09
    Korean
    4
  10. 10
    Lithuanian
    4

Where residents were born

8.1% born overseas, across 14 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    43+105%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    26+36.8%
  3. 03
    Scotland
    10
  4. 04
    India
    8
  5. 05
    Pakistan
    8
  6. 06
    Canada
    5
  7. 07
    Ireland
    5
  8. 08
    South Africa
    5+66.7%
  9. 09
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    4
  10. 10
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    4

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Boolaroo at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    791+25.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    704+123%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    19+375%
  4. 04
    Islam
    12
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    11+10.0%

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