3.8% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4808, QLD · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in postcode 4808 compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian regions.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 87.9% of residents, while Italian and Vietnamese are the most common other languages. Only 0.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average and has barely changed since 2016.
3.8% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.3% ▲ —
Lower than 62% 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 4808, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4808/4808-qld/topic/language