Kearneys Spring · Suburb / Locality

Language in Kearneys Spring

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

Nearly one in four people in Kearneys Spring now use a language other than English at home, marking a significant increase in diversity for the area. This is much higher than most similar places, with 24.7% of residents speaking a second language. The community is far more linguistically diverse than the Queensland average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 69.7% of residents, while others commonly speak Punjabi, Arabic, Mandarin, and Hindi. Around 3.5% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the Queensland figure and much higher than most other areas.

24.7% ▲ +105.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 24.7%

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

3.5% ▲ +5.9%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 3.5%

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 Kearneys Spring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31496/kearneys-spring/topic/language