Zillmere · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Zillmere

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

More than one in five people in Zillmere use a language other than English at home, making it a linguistically diverse place. This shift is clear in the recent data, as the number of people speaking other languages rose by 7.6 percentage points since 2011.

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

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 22.2% of residents speak another language at home, which is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. While English is the main language for 70.6% of people, Punjabi is the most common non-English language at 4.8%, followed by Tagalog and Hindi. A small number of residents, 3.2%, speak little or no English.

22.2% ▲ +52.0%

Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 22.2%

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

3.2% ▼ -11.3%

Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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 Zillmere

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Zillmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041046/zillmere/topic/language