7.1% ▲ +58.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4556, QLD · Postcode
Language in 4556, QLD
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 7.1% of people in postcode 4556 use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. While this is higher than in many similar areas, the region remains overwhelmingly English-speaking. This trend has shifted slightly, as the use of other languages rose by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 88.2% of residents. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and sits a little below both the state and national averages.
0.5% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 4556, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4556/4556-qld/topic/language