14.3% ▲ +85.7%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Helensvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Helensvale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 81.6% of people in Helensvale. While most residents speak English, the number of people using another language at home has nearly doubled since 2011 to reach 14.3%. This reflects a growing diversity in the area, even though the figure remains well below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 14.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin being the most common non-English tongue at 3.4%. Very few people struggle with English, as only 1.8% speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average.
1.8% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 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 Helensvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071252/helensvale/topic/language