Samford Valley · Suburb / Locality

Language in Samford Valley

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

Higher than most similar areas, 5.9% of people in Samford Valley speak a language other than English at home. This reflects a community that is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia, where the national figure is 22.3%.

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📍 Samford Valley, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 92% of residents. While the area has more multilingual speakers than similar nearby places, the 0.2% who speak little or no English is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

5.9% ▲ +14.8%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.2%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 5.9%

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

0.2% ▲ +91.3%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Samford Valley, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Samford Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32505/samford-valley/topic/language