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Sheldon · Suburb / Locality

Language in Sheldon

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

More people in Sheldon use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 6.4% of residents speak a different language, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Sheldon, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 90.7% of residents. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 1.8%.

People using another language at home

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6.4% ▲ +95.2%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▼ -14.0%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Sheldon, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

English only 90.7% Punjabi 0.6% Mandarin 0.5% Vietnamese 0.2% Greek 0.2% Italian 0.2%

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 Sheldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32550/sheldon/topic/language