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Goombungee · Suburb / Locality

Language in Goombungee

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

English is the dominant language in Goombungee, where only 4.6% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and well below Queensland's 13.2%. Most residents speak only English, and very few speak a language other than English.

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📍 Goombungee, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken exclusively by 89.9% of residents, though 2.1% speak Mandarin and 0.5% speak Cantonese. While only 0.9% of people speak little or no English, this is actually much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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4.6% ▲ +427.1%

Higher than 58% 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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0.9% ▲ —

Higher than 75% 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 Goombungee, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 89.9% Mandarin 2.1% Cantonese 0.5%

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 Goombungee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31195/goombungee/topic/language