Sippy Downs · Suburb / Locality

Language in Sippy Downs

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

More people in Sippy Downs use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 10.7% of residents speak a different language, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 83.4% of residents, while Mandarin is the most common other language at 1.3%. Only 0.9% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.

10.7% ▲ +80.9%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 10.7%

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

0.9% ▼ -17.5%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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.

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 Sippy Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32574/sippy-downs/topic/language