Irvingdale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Irvingdale

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

Only 6.1% of people in Irvingdale use a language other than English at home. This is higher than in most similar areas, though the town is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia.

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📍 Irvingdale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 82.2% of residents. While the proportion of people using other languages is higher than in similar areas, it is still well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. Notably, no one in the area reported speaking little or no English.

6.1%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 6.1%

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 Irvingdale, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Irvingdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31413/irvingdale/topic/language