12.6% ▲ +54.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4174, QLD · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the primary way people communicate in postcode 4174, though the variety of languages spoken is growing. While the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places, it is still far less diverse than the national average.
English and the largest community languages.
About 12.6% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose 4.5 percentage points since 2011. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the Australian figure of 22.3%, and very few people (1.4%) speak little or no English.
12.6% ▲ +54.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.4% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 4174, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4174/4174-qld/topic/language