6.8% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Beaconsfield, with 85.3% of residents speaking only English at home. While a small number of people use other languages, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland average. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.7% speak little or no English.
6.8% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.7% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30191/beaconsfield/topic/language