Moreton Bay - North · Region (SA4)

Language in Moreton Bay - North

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

English is the dominant tongue in Moreton Bay - North, where 87.7% of people speak only this language at home. The area has a very low proportion of residents who use another language, though this figure has risen slightly over the last decade.

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📍 Moreton Bay - North, Region (SA4)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Meanwhile, those who speak little or no English make up just 0.9% of the population, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

6.3% ▲ +28.9%

Lower than 77% of region (sa4) areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 6.3%

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

0.9% ▲ +1.9%

Lower than 69% of region (sa4) areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Moreton Bay - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/313/moreton-bay-north/topic/language