18.7% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Chermside West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Chermside West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 78.6% of people in Chermside West. While this is the clear majority, the number of residents using another language at home has risen to 18.7% since 2011. This makes the area more linguistically diverse than many other similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 18.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. Despite this, the 1.8% who speak little or no English is about the same as the state average.
1.8% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Chermside West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021029/chermside-west/topic/language