19.8% ▲ +57.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Biggera Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Biggera Waters
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people speak a language other than English in Biggera Waters than in most similar areas. About 19.8% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has risen steadily over the last decade. While this is well above the Queensland average, it remains a little below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 72.3% of residents, though Mandarin is the most common second language at 3.8%. Around 3% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the state average and has barely changed since 2016.
3.0% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Biggera Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031236/biggera-waters/topic/language