Moorland · Suburb / Locality

Language in Moorland

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

English remains the dominant language in Moorland, where only 2.5% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. The area has maintained a very high level of English proficiency across the community.

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📍 Moorland, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86.6% of residents. This means Moorland has far fewer people speaking a language other than English than both Queensland and Australia, with 0% of residents reporting they speak little or no English.

2.5% ▼ -20.3%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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 Moorland, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Moorland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31908/moorland/topic/language