Belivah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Belivah

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

English is the dominant tongue in Belivah, where 86.2% of people speak only this language at home. While more people here use a second language than in many similar areas, the rate remains far below the national figure.

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📍 Belivah, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 8.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, though this is well below the Queensland average. Despite this, 1.4% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

8.5% ▲ +2.5%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 8.5%

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

1.4% ▼ -38.4%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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.

Language used at home

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In Belivah, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

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 Belivah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30210/belivah/topic/language