8.9% —
Lower than 71% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rest of Qld · Capital City
Language in Rest of Qld
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 8.9% of people in Rest of Qld use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the country. While English is the dominant tongue, the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 83.7% of residents, and the area is well below the Queensland average for non-English speakers. Very few people struggle with the language, as only 1.1% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.1% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 59% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Rest of Qld [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/3RQLD/rest-of-qld/topic/language