18.1% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Moorooka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Moorooka
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people in Moorooka have used a language other than English at home since 2011, with the figure dropping 2.0 percentage points to 18.1%. While this is well above the Queensland average, it remains well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 18.1% of residents speak another language at home, though the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most areas at 2.5%. English is the primary language for 78.2% of the community, followed by Vietnamese at 1.3%.
2.5% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Moorooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041068/moorooka/topic/language