Maidenwell · Suburb / Locality

Language in Maidenwell

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

A gap of 20 percentage points separates Maidenwell from the national average for language diversity. Only 2.2% of people here use a language other than English at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 82.4% of residents, which is far below the Queensland and Australian figures. While 0% of people speak little or no English, a small number of residents use Greek at home.

2.2% ▼ -15.6%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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 Maidenwell, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 2%.

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 Maidenwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31734/maidenwell/topic/language