Kanimbla - Mooroobool · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Kanimbla - Mooroobool

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

More than one in five people in Kanimbla - Mooroobool use a language other than English at home, making the area more linguistically diverse than most similar places. This trend is growing, with the number of non-English speakers rising by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Kanimbla - Mooroobool, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 71.5% of residents speak only English, 22.1% use another language, a figure well above the Queensland average of 13.2%. This diversity is reflected in the 4.4% of people who speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most other areas.

22.1% ▲ +47.3%

Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 19.2%
  • 2021: 22.1%

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

4.4% ▲ +23.8%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 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 Kanimbla - Mooroobool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021149/kanimbla-mooroobool/topic/language