Menzies · Suburb / Locality

Language in Menzies

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

Much higher proportions of people use a language other than English at home in Menzies compared to most similar areas. Around 20.5% of residents speak another language, which is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%.

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📍 Menzies, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 71.6% of people speak only English, other common languages include Tagalog, Hindi, and Arabic. This diversity is reflected in the 2.1% who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.

20.5% ▲ +69.0%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 20.5%

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

2.1% ▲ +154.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 2.1%

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 Menzies, English only is the majority at 91%; Tagalog is next at 4%.

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 Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31805/menzies/topic/language