17.3% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4870, QLD · Postcode
Language in 4870, QLD
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people in postcode 4870 speak a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. Around 17.3% of residents use another language, a figure that has risen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011. While this is well above the Queensland average, it remains well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 72.1% of the area, though other common tongues include Mandarin, Punjabi, Italian and Tagalog. About 2.5% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2016.
2.5% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 4870, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4870/4870-qld/topic/language