8.3% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Emerald · Suburb / Locality
Language in Emerald
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way people communicate in Emerald, with 83% of residents speaking only this language. While more people here use a second language than in most similar areas, the total is still far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 8.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland average. However, the 1.1% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.1% ▲ +83.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30973/emerald/topic/language