Wolvi · Suburb / Locality

Language in Wolvi

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

English is the dominant way of communicating in Wolvi, where only 3.8% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, meaning very few residents rely on translation or non-English services for daily life.

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📍 Wolvi, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English (87.1%), and the use of other languages is well below the Queensland average. While 1% of people speak little or no English, this is actually much higher than in most similar areas.

3.8% ▲ +5.7%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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

1.0% ▲ —

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Wolvi, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

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 Wolvi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33112/wolvi/topic/language