Withcott · Suburb / Locality

Language in Withcott

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

English is the dominant tongue in Withcott, where 93.7% of residents speak only this language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% for people who use another language, making the area much less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia.

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📍 Withcott, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.0% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. While this is around the middle for similar areas, 0.6% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

3.0% ▲ +19.4%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.6% ▲ +256.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Withcott, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi 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 Withcott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33103/withcott/topic/language