Benarkin North · Suburb / Locality

Language in Benarkin North

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

English is the dominant language in Benarkin North, with 85.3% of people using it as their only language at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average, where only 4.1% of residents use another language.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The share of people using another language at home is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average. Despite this, it is higher than most similar areas that 0.0% of residents speak little or no English.

4.1% ▲ +84.8%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 4.1%

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 Benarkin North, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Benarkin North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30232/benarkin-north/topic/language