9.9% ▲ +48.9%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Capalaba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Capalaba
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people in Capalaba speak a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.9% of residents use another language, which is a massive gap below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 85.9% of people speak only English, the share of those using other languages rose 3.3 percentage points since 2011. Most residents have a strong command of English, with only 1.0% speaking little or no English, a figure slightly below the Australian average.
1.0% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Capalaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301011004/capalaba/topic/language