Palmview · Suburb / Locality

Language in Palmview

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

English remains the dominant language in Palmview, though 10.9% of residents now use another language at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it is still 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 85.2% of people, while others include Punjabi (1.1%) and Mandarin (0.8%). Only 0.7% of the population speaks little or no English, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 1.8%.

10.9% ▲ +123.2%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 10.9%

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

0.7% ▲ —

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Palmview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32264/palmview/topic/language