55.1% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Runcorn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Runcorn
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of all residents in Runcorn speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. This proportion has grown by 9.4 percentage points since 2011. It is a multicultural hub where English is the sole language for only 40.4% of the population.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Runcorn is far more diverse than the rest of Queensland and Australia, with 55.1% of people using another language at home. This is reflected in the common use of Mandarin (15.9%), Punjabi (8.1%), and Cantonese (6.1%). While 10.9% of residents speak little or no English—a figure well above the national average—this proportion has fallen slightly since 2016.
10.9% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Runcorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303061078/runcorn/topic/language