13.9% ▲ +55.7%
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Forde · Federal Electorate
Language in Forde
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Most people in Forde speak English, though the number of people using another language at home has risen to 13.9%. This mix is about the same as the Queensland average, but stays well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 79.7% of residents, others spoken here include Punjabi, Mandarin and Hindi. About 2.0% of people speak little or no English, which is similar to the state average and has barely changed since 2016.
2.0% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Forde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED312/forde/topic/language