11.6% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Townview · Suburb / Locality
Language in Townview
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A little over 11% of people in Townview use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little below the Queensland figure, it is far below the national average. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 11.6% of residents use another language at home, with Tagalog being the most common non-English tongue at 1.4%. Only 0.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the state and national averages.
0.7% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Townview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32868/townview/topic/language