Twin Waters · Suburb / Locality

Language in Twin Waters

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

English is the primary language for 89.5% of people in Twin Waters. While more people here use another language at home than in most similar areas, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is well below the Queensland figure. This is reflected in the very low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.4%.

5.7% ▲ +10.7%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.2%
  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 5.7%

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

0.4% ▲ +55.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In Twin Waters, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Twin Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32890/twin-waters/topic/language