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Language in Walkerston

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

A massive gap exists between Walkerston and the rest of the country, with only 1.7% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below both the Queensland and Australian figures. English is the dominant language here, creating a very uniform linguistic profile.

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📍 Walkerston, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 89.1% of residents, which is far below the national figure for language diversity. While 0.1% of people speak little or no English, this is still higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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1.7% ▼ -32.1%

Lower than 62% 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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0.1% ▼ -24.7%

Higher than 60% 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 Walkerston, English only is the majority at 100%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

English only 89.1% Tagalog 0.2% Hindi 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 Walkerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32959/walkerston/topic/language