17.9% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Queensland - Outback · Region (SA4)
Language in Queensland - Outback
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in the Queensland - Outback use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 17.9% of the population speaks another language, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 69.4% of residents. About 17.9% use another language at home, which is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%, while those who speak little or no English make up 2.4% of the population.
2.4% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Queensland - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/315/queensland-outback/topic/language