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Language in Calamvale

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

More than half of all residents in Calamvale speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level. This strong variety is reflected in the fact that 58.6% of the population uses another language, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Calamvale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken exclusively by 36.6% of people, while Mandarin is the next most common at 21.4%. This diversity is linked to the 11.0% of residents who speak little or no English, which is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

People using another language at home

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58.6% ▲ +26.4%

Higher than 99% 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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11.0% ▼ -7.6%

Higher than 99% 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 Calamvale, the largest group is English only at 49%, followed by Mandarin (28%) and Cantonese (9%).

English only 36.6% Mandarin 21.4% Cantonese 6.9% Punjabi 3.6% Vietnamese 1.8% Arabic 1.8% Hindi 1.4% Tagalog 1.1% Greek 0.7% Italian 0.2%

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 Calamvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30480/calamvale/topic/language