Capalaba · Sub-region (SA3)

Language in Capalaba

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

Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Capalaba is a place where English is the dominant tongue. Only 9.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Capalaba, Sub-region (SA3)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is spoken by 87.3% of the population, those using another language at home rose to 9.2% since 2011. This is well below the Queensland figure, and very few people here, just 0.9%, speak little or no English.

9.2% ▲ +30.2%

Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 9.2%

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

0.9% ▲ +7.6%

Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Capalaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30101/capalaba/topic/language