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Language in Brendale

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

More people in Brendale now speak a language other than English at home compared to previous years. This shift is seen in the 20.8% of residents who use another language, a figure that sits well above the Queensland average.

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📍 Brendale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 73.6% of residents, but Arabic is common here at 8.4%. Around 4.8% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest levels for areas like this and well above the state figure.

People using another language at home

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20.8% ▲ +53.2%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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4.8% ▲ +46.7%

Higher than 91% 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.

Language used at home

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In Brendale, English only is the majority at 87%; Arabic is next at 10%.

English only 73.6% Arabic 8.4% Punjabi 1.1% Hindi 0.6% Tagalog 0.4% Italian 0.4% Mandarin 0.3% Cantonese 0.3%

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 Brendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30367/brendale/topic/language