White Rock · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in White Rock

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

English is the main language for 75.4% of people in White Rock. While most residents speak English, the number of people using another language at home has risen slightly to 13.5%. This is about the same as the Queensland average, though it remains well below the national figure.

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📍 White Rock, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 13.5% of the community speaks another language at home, including small numbers of Italian, Tagalog and Cantonese speakers. Only 1.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the state average and has barely changed since 2016.

13.5% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 13.5%

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

1.7% ▲ +11.1%

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

  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 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 White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021155/white-rock/topic/language