Noosa Heads · Suburb / Locality

Language in Noosa Heads

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

English is the dominant tongue for daily life in Noosa Heads, where only 8.3% of people speak another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a place with much less linguistic diversity than most of Australia.

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📍 Noosa Heads, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 86.1% of residents speak only English, the small number of people using other languages is slightly higher than in most similar areas. Only 0.6% of the population speak little or no English, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 1.8%.

8.3% ▲ +26.9%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 8.3%

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

0.6% ▼ -34.3%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Noosa Heads, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Noosa Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32160/noosa-heads/topic/language