20.9% ▲ +111.3%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4509, QLD · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than double the proportion of people in postcode 4509 now speak a language other than English at home compared to 2011. This shift has seen 20.9% of residents using another language, a figure that is well above the Queensland average.
English and the largest community languages.
While 20.9% of people use a language other than English at home, this is much higher than most areas, with Punjabi, Mandarin, and Hindi being the most common non-English tongues. Despite this diversity, only 1.8% of residents speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
20.9% ▲ +111.3%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.8% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 74% 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 4509, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4509/4509-qld/topic/language