Burua · Suburb / Locality

Language in Burua

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

English remains the dominant language in Burua, where very few people speak a different tongue at home. Only 2.6% of residents use a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Burua, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 90.7% of the population, and the proportion of people speaking another language is far below the Queensland average. Notably, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

2.6% ▼ -2.8%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 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 Burua, English only is the majority at 100%; 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 Burua [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30459/burua/topic/language