17.8% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4226, QLD · Postcode
Language in 4226, QLD
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 18% of people in postcode 4226 speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. This mix of languages has grown since 2011, making the area more linguistically diverse than the Queensland average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 77.7% of residents, Mandarin is the most common second language at 3.8%. About 2.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.3% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 4226, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4226/4226-qld/topic/language