8.2% ▲ +68.7%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland compared to the rest of the country. Only 8.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian regions.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 86% of residents, and the 8.2% who speak another tongue is well below the Queensland average. Very few people struggle with English here, as only 0.7% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.7% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Mooloolaba - Alexandra Headland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031428/mooloolaba-alexandra-headland/topic/language