Joyner · Suburb / Locality

Language in Joyner

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

Just 7.6% of people in Joyner use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia, though it remains slightly more diverse than many similar local areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89.6% of residents. While 7.6% speak another language at home—including small numbers of Mandarin and Tagalog speakers—only 0.6% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Queensland average.

7.6% ▲ +84.6%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.1%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.6% ▲ +37.7%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Joyner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31455/joyner/topic/language