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The Summit · Suburb / Locality

Language in The Summit

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in The Summit than across Australia. Only 4.1% of residents speak another language, which is well below the Queensland figure. English is the dominant tongue here, with very few residents needing support to communicate.

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📍 The Summit, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 87.2% of people at home, while Italian is the most common other language at 2.1%. Despite this, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, a figure that is well below the national average.

People using another language at home

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4.1% ▼ -45.9%

Higher than 55% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 The Summit, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 2%.

English only 87.2% Italian 2.1%

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 The Summit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32805/the-summit/topic/language