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St George · Suburb / Locality

Language in St George

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

English is the primary language for 85.3% of people in St George. This makes the town much less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country, with only 3.9% of residents using another language at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people using another language is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average. Despite this, the 0.5% who speak little or no English is higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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3.9% ▲ +161.9%

Higher than 54% 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% ▲ +11.3%

Higher than 70% 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 St George, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 85.3% Tagalog 0.5% Greek 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 St George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32639/st-george/topic/language