3.7% ▲ +112.2%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4730, QLD · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in postcode 4730 compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.7% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This creates a significant gap in linguistic diversity between this area and both Queensland and Australia.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.3% of the population, and only 0.3% of people speak little or no English. While the number of people using another language at home rose 2.0 percentage points since 2011, the figure remains much lower than in most other areas.
3.7% ▲ +112.2%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.3% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 59% 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 4730, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4730/4730-qld/topic/language