16.9% ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Priestdale · Suburb / Locality
Language in Priestdale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 17% of people in Priestdale use a language other than English at home. This is well above the Queensland figure, though it remains well below the national average. While most residents speak English, there is a notable mix of backgrounds in this community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 16.9% of residents use another language at home, with Mandarin being the most common non-English language at 5.0%. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 4.4% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest levels for similar areas.
4.4% ▲ —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Priestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32364/priestdale/topic/language