Canningvale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Canningvale

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

English remains the dominant language in Canningvale, where only 4.2% of people speak a non-English language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a very linguistically uniform area compared to the rest of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English (93.2%), and the area has a much lower share of people using other languages than both Queensland and Australia. While 0% of people speak little or no English—which is well below the national figure—this is actually higher than most similar areas.

4.2% ▲ —

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.2%

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 Canningvale, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 4%.

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 Canningvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30516/canningvale/topic/language