19.1% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Brisbane Inner City · Region (SA4)
Language in Brisbane Inner City
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one in five people in Brisbane Inner City use a language other than English at home. This reflects a growing trend in the area, with the proportion of non-English speakers rising since 2011 to reach 19.1%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 19.1% of residents use another language, the area remains more English-centric than the national average. English is spoken by 75.7% of people, followed by Mandarin at 3.2% and Cantonese at 1.0%, while those who speak little or no English make up 1.8% of the population.
1.8% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
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).
More for Brisbane Inner City
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Brisbane Inner City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/305/brisbane-inner-city/topic/language