16.9% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
McDowall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in McDowall
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 80.4% of people in McDowall. While most residents speak only English, the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 16.9%, which is well above the Queensland figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Roughly 16.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin, Italian and Cantonese being the most common. Despite this, very few people speak little or no English, at just 1.5%, which is about the same as the state average.
1.5% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 McDowall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302011026/mcdowall/topic/language