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Calamvale - Stretton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Calamvale - Stretton

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

Nearly 60% of people in Calamvale - Stretton use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This diversity has grown steadily, with the share of people speaking another language rising by 11 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Calamvale - Stretton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 36.2% of residents, while Mandarin (21.9%) and Cantonese (7.5%) are the most common other languages. This high diversity is reflected in the 11.4% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the national 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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59.5% ▲ +21.7%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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11.4% ▼ -4.7%

Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Calamvale - Stretton, the largest group is English only at 47%, followed by Mandarin (29%) and Cantonese (10%).

English only 36.2% Mandarin 21.9% Cantonese 7.5% Punjabi 3.2% Vietnamese 2.0% Arabic 1.9% Hindi 1.8% Tagalog 1.0% Greek 0.8% Italian 0.2%

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 Calamvale - Stretton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303051073/calamvale-stretton/topic/language