8.8% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ashgrove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ashgrove
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Ashgrove than in most similar areas. Only 8.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While English remains the dominant tongue, the proportion of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 89.0% of residents, and the proportion who speak little or no English is very low at 0.7%. This is well below the Queensland figure of 1.8%, and the number has barely changed since 2016. Other spoken languages include Mandarin, Italian, Hindi and Cantonese.
0.7% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Ashgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041132/ashgrove/topic/language