14.9% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Chermside · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Chermside
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About half as many people in Chermside speak a language other than English at home compared to the national figure. While the area sits around the middle for its level among similar places, the proportion of people using other languages has risen to 14.9% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81% of residents, while Mandarin and Italian are the most common other tongues spoken. Only 1.7% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Queensland figure and has barely changed since 2016.
1.7% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Chermside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30202/chermside/topic/language