Mansfield · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mansfield

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

A wide variety of languages are spoken in the streets and shops of Mansfield. About 33.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 64.4% of people speak only English, many others use Mandarin, Cantonese, Greek or Hindi. Around 4.4% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above the Queensland average.

33.1% ▲ +51.4%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.9%
  • 2016: 28.1%
  • 2021: 33.1%

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

4.4% ▲ +17.7%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 4.4%

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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31752/mansfield/topic/language