Boolaroo, Lake Macquarie
The languages of Boolaroo
Boolaroo is overwhelmingly English-speaking: about 1,500 people use only English at home, according to the 2021 Census. Every other language is spoken by fewer than one in 100 residents. Boolaroo is about level with Lake Macquarie. It's a short list: 14 languages in all.
- Residents
- 1,629
- Speak another language
- 4.5%+147%
- Languages spoken
- 14
- Born overseas
- 8.1%
Which languages other than English are spoken in Boolaroo?
- 01German10+233%
- 02Mandarin10+100%
- 03Hindi7
- 04Arabic5
- 05Gujarati5
- 06Punjabi5
- 07Urdu5
- 08Auslan4
- 09Korean4
- 10Lithuanian4
How does Boolaroo compare with Australia as a whole?
Boolaroo's share is below Australia as a whole.
- Boolaroo
- 4.5%
- Lake Macquarie
- 4.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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Boolaroo is part of Lake Macquarie, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.