Manoora · Suburb / Locality

Language in Manoora

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

Almost one in five people in Manoora now speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen since 2011. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar places in the region.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 19.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. While most people speak only English, 2.5% speak little or no English, a rate much higher than in most other similar areas.

19.6% ▲ +1.9%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 19.6%

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

2.5% ▼ -19.9%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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 Manoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31751/manoora/topic/language