Mount Chalmers · Suburb / Locality

Language in Mount Chalmers

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

English remains the dominant language in Mount Chalmers, with very little change in diversity over the last decade. Only 2.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 91.6% of the population, and the 2.7% who use another language at home is far below the Queensland rate. This is consistent with the fact that 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure.

2.7% ▲ +92.0%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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 Mount Chalmers, English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese 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 Mount Chalmers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31946/mount-chalmers/topic/language