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Southern Moreton Bay Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Southern Moreton Bay Islands

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Southern Moreton Bay Islands compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.5% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average.

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📍 Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 87.1% of the population. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.5% speaking little or no English, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% —

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Southern Moreton Bay Islands, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 87.1% Tagalog 0.3% Italian 0.3% Mandarin 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Hindi 0.0% Arabic 0.0% Punjabi 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 Southern Moreton Bay Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021551/southern-moreton-bay-islands/topic/language