18.4% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Brisbane - West · Region (SA4)
Language in Brisbane - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 78.8% of people in Brisbane - West. While most residents speak English, the area has seen a rise in the number of people using other languages at home, which grew to 18.4% by 2021.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 18.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the Queensland figure and higher than most areas. Despite this, only 1.7% speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the state average and has barely changed since 2016.
1.7% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 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 Brisbane - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/304/brisbane-west/topic/language