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Main Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Main Beach

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Language patterns in Main Beach have barely changed over the last decade, remaining very consistent since 2011. English is the dominant tongue here, with only 8.8% of people using another language at home.

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📍 Main Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people using another language is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.5% speaking little or no English, which is a little below the Queensland figure.

People using another language at home

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8.8% ▲ +1.6%

Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▼ -44.5%

Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Main Beach, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 79.6% Mandarin 0.9% Italian 0.8% Greek 0.4% Cantonese 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Main Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101269/main-beach/topic/language