4717, QLD · Postcode

Language in 4717, QLD

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A slight rise in the number of people using other languages has occurred in postcode 4717 since 2011. English remains the dominant tongue here, with only 4.2% of the population speaking another language at home, a figure far below the national average.

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📍 4717, QLD, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is spoken by 79.6% of residents, the use of other languages rose 1.2 percentage points since 2011. Very few people speak little or no English at 0.4%, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

4.2% ▲ +39.3%

Lower than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 4.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.4% ▼ -41.4%

Lower than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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.

Language used at home

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In 4717, QLD, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

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 4717, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4717/4717-qld/topic/language