Telina · Suburb / Locality

Language in Telina

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

English remains the dominant language in Telina, where 88.6% of residents speak only English at home. While more people use another language here than in most similar areas, the overall diversity is still far below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 7.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland average. Very few residents struggle with English, as the 0.4% who speak little or no English is much lower than the Australian figure.

7.9% ▲ +130.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 7.9%

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

0.4% ▼ -45.1%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Telina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32767/telina/topic/language