17.7% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ryan · Federal Electorate
Language in Ryan
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 17.7% of people in Ryan use a language other than English at home, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. While this is well above the Queensland average, it remains well below the national figure. This diversity has grown over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 79.4% of residents, though Mandarin is the most common other language at 3.7%. Very few people struggle with English, with only 1.5% speaking little or no English, which is about the same as across Queensland.
1.5% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Ryan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED328/ryan/topic/language