3.9% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 98% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Darling Downs - Maranoa · Region (SA4)
Language in Darling Downs - Maranoa
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for daily life in Darling Downs - Maranoa, where only 3.9% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The vast majority of residents speak only English, at 87.2%. While the use of other languages rose slightly since 2011, the proportion of people who speak little or no English remains very low at 0.5%.
0.5% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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 Darling Downs - Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/307/darling-downs-maranoa/topic/language