21.1% ▲ +61.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Waterford West · Suburb / Locality
Language in Waterford West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 67.7% of people in Waterford West, though it is a diverse area. Over one-fifth of the population speaks a language other than English at home, which is well above the Queensland average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 21.1% of residents use another language at home, much higher than most similar areas. This is reflected in the variety of tongues spoken, including Punjabi, Arabic and Hindi, while 3.8% of people speak little or no English.
3.8% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Waterford West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33005/waterford-west/topic/language