21.1% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Varsity Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Varsity Lakes
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than most similar areas, Varsity Lakes is a linguistically diverse community. About 21.1% of residents speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 73.9% of people speak only English, the use of other languages is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 4.0%, and about 2.7% of the population speak little or no English.
2.7% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 Varsity Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309081262/varsity-lakes/topic/language