63.8% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Karawatha · Suburb / Locality
Language in Karawatha
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than six out of ten people in Karawatha use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This creates a multicultural atmosphere where English is the primary language for only 21.4% of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
A huge 63.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. Common languages include Mandarin, Hindi, Punjabi and Cantonese, while 11.0% of residents speak little or no English, a figure well above the Queensland average.
11.0% —
Higher than 99% 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.
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 Karawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31488/karawatha/topic/language