18.3% ▲ +72.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rochedale South - Priestdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Rochedale South - Priestdale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one-fifth of people in Rochedale South - Priestdale speak a language other than English at home, which is well above the Queensland average. This linguistic diversity has grown quickly, with the proportion of people using another language rising by 7.7 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 18.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, though this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the main language for 78.5% of the area, other common languages include Mandarin, Punjabi, Cantonese and Hindi. Very few people—just 2.4%—speak little or no English.
2.4% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Rochedale South - Priestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061332/rochedale-south-priestdale/topic/language