East Barron · Suburb / Locality

Language in East Barron

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

English is the primary language for 86.7% of people in East Barron. While more residents here use another language at home than in most similar areas, this figure is still far below the national average.

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📍 East Barron, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 7.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland figure. Very few people struggle with English, as 0.0% of the population speak little or no English.

7.6% ▼ -2.6%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 7.6%

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 East Barron, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 3%.

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 East Barron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30918/east-barron/topic/language