13.9% ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Broadbeach Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Broadbeach Waters
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much lower proportions of people speak a language other than English in Broadbeach Waters compared to the national figure. While 81.1% of residents speak only English at home, the number of people using another language has risen to 13.9% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 13.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is similar to the Queensland figure but well below the Australian average. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 2.3%, and only 1.8% of the population speak little or no English.
1.8% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Broadbeach Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011224/broadbeach-waters/topic/language