19.6% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Crestmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Crestmead
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 20% of people in Crestmead now speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen by 5 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area more linguistically diverse than most similar places. While English remains the main language, the variety of spoken languages is growing.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 19.6% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. Along with this diversity, 3.7% of people speak little or no English, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.7% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Crestmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031314/crestmead/topic/language