8.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Windermere · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 85.1% of residents in Windermere (Qld). While most people speak English, there is a small but notable group who struggle with the language compared to similar areas. This creates a unique profile where overall diversity is low, but specific support needs are higher.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 8.0% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the 3.7% of residents who speak little or no English is among the highest for similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 1.8%.
8.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
3.7% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 89% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Windermere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33093/windermere/topic/language