15.7% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4012, QLD · Postcode
Language in 4012, QLD
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much more than most similar areas, 15.7% of people in postcode 4012 use a language other than English at home. While this is a little above the Queensland figure, it remains well below the national average. This linguistic diversity has grown slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 80.5% of residents, with smaller groups speaking Mandarin, Hindi, Punjabi and Italian. Despite the variety of languages, very few people struggle with English, with only 1.3% speaking little or no English.
1.3% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 4012, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4012/4012-qld/topic/language