Bethania · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bethania

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

English is the primary language for 82.1% of people in Bethania. While this is much higher than the national figure, the area still has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar places.

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📍 Bethania, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland average. Despite this, 2.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.

9.6% ▲ +63.8%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 9.6%

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

2.1% ▲ +2.8%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 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.

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 Bethania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30242/bethania/topic/language