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4871, QLD · Postcode

Language in 4871, QLD

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

Nearly 23% of people in postcode 4871 use a language other than English at home. This is well above the Queensland figure and has risen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011. Most residents still speak only English, but the area is much more linguistically diverse than most similar places.

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📍 4871, QLD, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 65.9% of people speak only English, 22.9% use another language at home. Only 1.0% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most areas but slightly below the national average.

People using another language at home

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22.9% ▲ +15.6%

Higher than 82% of postcode areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.0% ▲ +18.8%

Higher than 63% 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.

Language used at home

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In 4871, QLD, English only is the majority at 97%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

English only 65.9% Punjabi 0.6% Italian 0.6% Mandarin 0.2% Greek 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Hindi 0.0%

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 4871, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4871/4871-qld/topic/language