18.0% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Chermside West · Suburb / Locality
Language in Chermside West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much more diverse than most similar areas, Chermside West has a high proportion of people speaking languages other than English. About 18% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. Despite this diversity, the area remains more English-dominant than the Australian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 78.4% of residents, though Mandarin, Italian, and Cantonese are also spoken. While 1.9% of people speak little or no English, this is about the same as the state average.
1.9% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
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 Chermside West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30594/chermside-west/topic/language