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Thorneside · Suburb / Locality

Language in Thorneside

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

English is the primary language for 90.1% of people in Thorneside. While this is a higher proportion than in most similar areas, it means the community is far less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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📍 Thorneside, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.5% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Queensland figure. Very few people struggle with English here, with just 0.4% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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6.5% ▲ +15.4%

Higher than 67% 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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0.4% ▼ -43.4%

Higher than 66% 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 Thorneside, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 90.1% Mandarin 0.6% Greek 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Arabic 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Italian 0.1% Tagalog 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 Thorneside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32814/thorneside/topic/language