Earlville - Bayview Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Earlville - Bayview Heights

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

A growing number of people in Earlville - Bayview Heights have started speaking a language other than English at home, with the figure rising 2.7 percentage points since 2011. While 11.4% of the population now uses another language, this remains far below the national average of 22.3%.

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📍 Earlville - Bayview Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 81.3% of residents, while others speak Italian, Tagalog, Mandarin or Cantonese. Only 1.7% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.

11.4% ▲ +30.8%

Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 11.4%

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

1.7% ▲ +22.3%

Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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 Earlville - Bayview Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021146/earlville-bayview-heights/topic/language