Stafford Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Stafford Heights

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

English is the primary language for 85.1% of people in Stafford Heights. This means the area is far less linguistically diverse than the national average, with only 10.7% of residents using another language at home.

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📍 Stafford Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

A little below the Queensland figure, 10.7% of people use a language other than English at home, a rate that has barely changed since 2011. Most of these residents speak Italian, Mandarin or Cantonese, and only 1.5% of the population speak little or no English.

10.7% ▲ +4.0%

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

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 10.7%

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

1.5% ▼ -12.6%

Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 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 Stafford Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021033/stafford-heights/topic/language