Park Avenue · Suburb / Locality

Language in Park Avenue

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Park Avenue compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much more linguistically uniform than the typical Australian suburb.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 88.3% of residents. While 0.6% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas, this remains a little below the Queensland and Australian figures.

4.6% ▲ +22.5%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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

0.6% ▼ -14.1%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 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 Park Avenue, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

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 Park Avenue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32270/park-avenue/topic/language