Oonoonba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Oonoonba

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the dominant tongue in Oonoonba, where 83.8% of people speak only this language at home. While the number of people using other languages has risen to 10.9% since 2011, this is still far below the national figure.

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📍 Oonoonba, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 10.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is a little below the Queensland average. Very few people struggle with English, with only 1.2% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

10.9% ▲ +71.8%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

1.2% ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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 Oonoonba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021487/oonoonba/topic/language