25.4% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Surfers Paradise - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Surfers Paradise - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of people in Surfers Paradise - South now speak a language other than English at home. This reflects a significant increase since 2011, making the area far more linguistically diverse than the rest of Queensland.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 25.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is used by 60.4%, other common languages include Mandarin and Punjabi at 1.5% each, though only 2.4% of people speak little or no English.
2.4% —
Higher than 64% 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.
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 Surfers Paradise - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101562/surfers-paradise-south/topic/language