9.9% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Beenleigh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Beenleigh
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About the same as similar areas, Beenleigh is a place where most people speak English. Only 9.9% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This low rate of non-English use is reflected in the fact that very few people here struggle with English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 79% of the area. While the proportion of people using other languages rose slightly to 9.9% since 2011, this remains well below the Queensland average of 13.2%. Other spoken languages include Tagalog, Mandarin, Punjabi, and Vietnamese, while only 1.4% of residents speak little or no English.
1.4% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Beenleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311021306/beenleigh/topic/language