16.9% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Springwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Springwood
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A gap of over 5 percentage points separates Springwood from the national figure for non-English languages, though the area is more diverse than the state average. While 16.9% of people use a language other than English at home, this figure has risen by 5.1 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 16.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well above the Queensland figure. English is the main language for 79.5% of people, followed by Mandarin, Punjabi, Cantonese and Vietnamese. Despite this diversity, the 2.3% who speak little or no English is only a little below the national average.
2.3% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061334/springwood/topic/language