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Doonan · Suburb / Locality

Language in Doonan

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

English is the primary language for 92.1% of people in Doonan. While this is far below the national figure for language diversity, the area has slightly more people using other languages at home than most similar places.

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📍 Doonan, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. Similarly, the 0.4% who speak little or no English is much lower than the 3.4% seen across Australia.

People using another language at home

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5.0% ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 60% 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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0.4% ▲ +364.0%

Higher than 67% 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 Doonan, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 92.1% Italian 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Doonan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30866/doonan/topic/language