16.9% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Parkwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Parkwood
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About half as many people as the national average use a language other than English in Parkwood, though this is still higher than the state average. Most residents speak only English, but the number of people using other languages at home has risen to 16.9% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 77.8% of people speak only English, 16.9% use another language, with Mandarin being the most common at 3.1%. This is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. A small number of residents, 2.0%, speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas.
2.0% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Parkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091265/parkwood/topic/language