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Language in Highfields

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

English is spoken by 94.1% of people in Highfields, making it a very linguistically uniform area. This is far below the national figure for people using other languages at home, with only 3.5% of residents speaking a non-English language.

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📍 Highfields, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland average. Most people here speak only English, with small numbers also using Mandarin, Italian, and Tagalog.

People using another language at home

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3.5% ▲ +94.9%

Higher than 50% 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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0.3% ▲ +66.1%

Higher than 65% 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 Highfields, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 94.1% Mandarin 0.2% Italian 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Greek 0.0% Arabic 0.0% Punjabi 0.0%

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 Highfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31330/highfields/topic/language