Murarrie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Murarrie

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

English is the main way people communicate in Murarrie, where 80.6% of residents speak only this language. While most people use English, the number of residents speaking another language at home has risen to 15.2% since 2011.

Open map →
📍 Murarrie, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 15.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Most of these residents speak Mandarin, Hindi or Cantonese, and only 1.6% of the population speak little or no English.

15.2% ▲ +18.1%

Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 15.2%

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

1.6% ▼ -17.0%

Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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).

More for Murarrie

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Murarrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031017/murarrie/topic/language