Veresdale Scrub · Suburb / Locality

Language in Veresdale Scrub

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

English is the primary language spoken in Veresdale Scrub, where 90.9% of people use it exclusively at home. Very few residents use a different language, making this area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. While 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

2.6% ▲ +32.6%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Veresdale Scrub, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 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 Veresdale Scrub [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32936/veresdale-scrub/topic/language