21.3% ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Waterford West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Waterford West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a fifth of residents in Waterford West speak a language other than English at home, making it more linguistically diverse than most nearby areas. This trend has grown steadily, with the proportion of people using another language rising by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 21.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. While English is the main language for 67.8% of residents, others include Punjabi, Arabic, Hindi and Tagalog; meanwhile, 3.8% of the population speaks little or no English.
3.8% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Waterford West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311051328/waterford-west/topic/language