Ipswich Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)

Language in Ipswich Hinterland

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English in Ipswich Hinterland compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.8% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Ipswich Hinterland, Sub-region (SA3)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 89% of the area. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the national figure of 3.4%.

2.8% ▲ +20.6%

Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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

0.5% ▲ +3.5%

Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Ipswich Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31002/ipswich-hinterland/topic/language