39.7% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
South Brisbane · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in South Brisbane
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher proportion of people speak a language other than English in South Brisbane compared to the rest of the state. Nearly 40% of residents use another language at home, which is 26 percentage points above the Queensland figure. This linguistic diversity has grown steadily over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language, spoken by 14.6% of residents. While 39.7% of people use another language at home, the number who speak little or no English is much higher than most areas at 4.4%.
4.4% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 South Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011110/south-brisbane/topic/language