Booragoon, Melville
The languages of Booragoon
At the 2021 Census, 21 per cent of residents in Booragoon spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. The next largest is Cantonese. The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 5,694
- Speak another language
- 21.0%+2.8%
- Languages spoken
- 45
- Born overseas
- 37.8%
What's spoken at home in Booragoon?
- 01Mandarin319+24.6%
- 02Cantonese189+12.5%
- 03Indonesian133+41.5%
- 04Korean72+20.0%
- 05Persian (excluding Dari)53+17.8%
- 06Italian47-30.9%
- 07Japanese29-9.4%
- 08Min Nan24-20.0%
- 09Vietnamese24+33.3%
- 10Arabic22+22.2%
Where were Booragoon's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up about 2,200 people, most often from England.
- 01England413-7.6%
- 02Malaysia236+39.6%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)209+47.2%
- 04Indonesia126+14.5%
- 05South Africa110-14.1%
- 06New Zealand102+20.0%
- 07Scotland98+40.0%
- 08Singapore96+24.7%
- 09India75+1.4%
- 10Philippines59-7.8%
Is Booragoon more multilingual than Western Australia?
The share speaking another language is 1.2 times the figure for Western Australia.
- Booragoon
- 21.0%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Booragoon's religious mix?
- 01Christianity2,779-7.8%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs2,420+32.6%
- 03Buddhism178+18.7%
- 04Islam68-5.6%
- 05Hinduism46+24.3%
- 06Judaism7-22.2%
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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