8.1% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Burleigh Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Burleigh Waters
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 8.1% of people in Burleigh Waters use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and shows the area is much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 87.9% of residents, which is well below the Queensland average. Only 1.0% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.0% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Burleigh Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011226/burleigh-waters/topic/language