21.2% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Fairfield - Dutton Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Fairfield - Dutton Park
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in five people in Fairfield - Dutton Park use a language other than English at home. This is well above the Queensland figure, though slightly below the national average. While linguistic diversity is high, very few residents struggle with English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 21.2% of people use another language at home, which is higher than in most similar areas. English is used by 75.2% of residents, while the most common other languages are Mandarin, Greek, and Vietnamese. Only 2% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.0% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Fairfield - Dutton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021054/fairfield-dutton-park/topic/language