Nundah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Nundah

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

Nearly one in five people in Nundah use a language other than English at home, making the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar suburbs. While this is well above the Queensland average, it remains well below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 19.2% of residents speak another language, with Hindi, Punjabi, and Mandarin being the most common after English. Despite this diversity, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is very low at 1.6%, which is about the same as the state average.

19.2% ▲ +12.5%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 20.7%
  • 2021: 19.2%

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

1.6% ▼ -31.5%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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.

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 Nundah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32197/nundah/topic/language