Quinalow · Suburb / Locality

Language in Quinalow

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

English is the primary language for 84.9% of people in Quinalow. While the share of people speaking another language is far below the national figure, a surprisingly high proportion of the local population speaks little or no English.

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📍 Quinalow, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland average. However, 4.9% of the community speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the state average and among the highest for similar areas.

5.9% ▲ +168.0%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.9%

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

4.9% ▲ —

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.9%

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 Quinalow, English only is the majority at 96%; Tagalog is next at 4%.

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 Quinalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32378/quinalow/topic/language