Bridges · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bridges

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

English is spoken by 87.5% of people in Bridges, making it the dominant language used at home. Very few residents use a language other than English, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Bridges, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.4% of people here use another language at home, a figure far below the national average of 22.3%. Despite this, the 0.0% who speak little or no English is actually higher than most similar areas.

2.4% ▼ -40.7%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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 Bridges, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian 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 Bridges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30370/bridges/topic/language