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Language in Lowood

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

English remains the dominant language in Lowood, where only 3.2% of people speak another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. The area has stayed very traditional in its language use over the last decade.

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📍 Lowood, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost 90% of residents speak only English at home, which is far below the Queensland average. While very few people use other languages, 0.6% speak little or no English, which is actually higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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3.2% ▲ +13.1%

Lower than 52% 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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0.6% ▲ +69.8%

Higher than 72% 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 Lowood, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 0%.

English only 89.7% Vietnamese 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Tagalog 0.1%

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 Lowood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31700/lowood/topic/language