Bentley Park · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bentley Park

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

Nearly 13.4% of people in Bentley Park use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the Queensland average, it is well below the national figure. Most residents speak English only, with a small number of people speaking Tagalog or Punjabi.

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📍 Bentley Park, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Roughly 13.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, and 2.1% speak little or no English. Both figures are much higher than in most similar areas, though the proportion of people with limited English is a little below the Australian average.

13.4% ▲ +40.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 13.4%

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

2.1% ▼ -6.8%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 2.1%

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 Bentley Park, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog 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 Bentley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30236/bentley-park/topic/language