25.2% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Highgate Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Highgate Hill
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A quarter of Highgate Hill residents speak a language other than English at home, making it more linguistically diverse than most similar areas. While this has dipped slightly since 2011, the area remains far more multilingual than the Queensland average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 25.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. While English is the main language for 68.8% of residents, Greek is the most common second language at 4.3%, followed by Mandarin and Vietnamese.
2.6% ▼ -40.7%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 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 Highgate Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011107/highgate-hill/topic/language