14.8% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mermaid Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mermaid Waters
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the primary way people communicate in Mermaid Waters, where 80.4% of residents speak it exclusively. While most of the community uses English, there is a growing mix of other languages spoken in the home. This shift is reflected in the number of people using a language other than English, which rose to 14.8% in 2021.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 14.8% of people here use another language at home, a figure that is a little above the Queensland average but well below the national rate. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 2.1% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.1% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Mermaid Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011228/mermaid-waters/topic/language