Sandstone Point · Suburb / Locality

Language in Sandstone Point

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

English is the dominant language for 92.5% of people in Sandstone Point. This is far more common than across Australia, where only 22.3% of the population typically uses another language at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.9% of residents speak a language other than English, which is well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. While a tiny 0.2% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

3.9% ▲ +41.9%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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

0.2% ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 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 Sandstone Point, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog 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 Sandstone Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32511/sandstone-point/topic/language