South Maclean · Suburb / Locality

Language in South Maclean

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

English is spoken by 88.2% of people in South Maclean, making it a place where very few residents use another language at home. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland average. Despite this, 1.0% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.

6.3% ▲ +52.5%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.1%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 6.3%

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

1.0% ▲ +123.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 South Maclean, English only is the majority at 98%; Hindi is next at 1%.

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 South Maclean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32595/south-maclean/topic/language