Deebing Heights · Suburb / Locality

Language in Deebing Heights

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

Most people in Deebing Heights use English to get by in their daily lives, though a small number of residents speak other languages. Around 8.8% of the population uses a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 88.4% of people speak only English, a few speak Punjabi, Tagalog, Hindi or Mandarin. Only 0.6% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Queensland and national figures.

8.8% ▲ +620.0%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 8.8%

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

0.6% ▲ +221.8%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Deebing Heights, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

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 Deebing Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30821/deebing-heights/topic/language