17.8% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Salisbury - Nathan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Salisbury - Nathan
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Salisbury - Nathan is shaped by a growing mix of cultures, with 17.8% of people speaking a language other than English at home. This figure is well above the Queensland average, though it remains well below the national level.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 78.9% of residents, while others speak Mandarin, Vietnamese, Cantonese, or Hindi. About 2.2% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2016.
2.2% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.2%
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Salisbury - Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041070/salisbury-nathan/topic/language