11.7% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4211, QLD · Postcode
Language in 4211, QLD
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary tongue for 83.8% of people in postcode 4211, though the number of residents speaking other languages has grown. While the area is far less linguistically diverse than the Australian average, it has seen a steady increase in non-English speakers over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 11.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure rose 2.6 percentage points since 2011, although it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 1.2%, and very few people (1.3%) speak little or no English.
1.3% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 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 4211, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4211/4211-qld/topic/language