Amity · Suburb / Locality

Language in Amity

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

About as many people as in similar areas speak a language other than English in Amity. English is the dominant language here, with only 2.6% of residents using another tongue at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86.8% of the population. While 2.6% of people use another language at home, this is far below the Queensland figure of 13.2%, and no one in the area reported speaking little or no English.

2.6% ▲ +1.8%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In Amity, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Amity [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30057/amity/topic/language