Burnside · Suburb / Locality

Language in Burnside

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

English is the dominant language in Burnside, where 90.2% of residents speak only this language at home. While more people here use a second language than in most similar areas, the own figure is still far below the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.2% speak little or no English.

5.5% ▲ +18.6%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 5.5%

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

0.2% ▼ -39.6%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Burnside, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30450/burnside/topic/language