Wights Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wights Mountain

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

Only 3.4% of people in Wights Mountain use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure, making the area overwhelmingly English-speaking. Most residents use English exclusively in their daily lives.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken by 93.1% of the population, and the use of other languages is well below the Queensland average. Interestingly, while 0% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

3.4% ▼ -12.2%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 3.4%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 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 Wights Mountain, English only is the majority at 100%; Cantonese 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 Wights Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33073/wights-mountain/topic/language