Mount Gravatt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Mount Gravatt

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

More people in Mount Gravatt speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. About 20.9% of residents use another language, a figure that has risen since 2011. While this is well above the Queensland average, it remains a little below the national figure.

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📍 Mount Gravatt, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 74.1% of people, though Mandarin is the most common second language at 3.1%. Only 2.6% of the population speak little or no English, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

20.9% ▲ +22.1%

Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 20.9%

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

2.6% ▼ -14.0%

Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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 Mount Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031063/mount-gravatt/topic/language