32.3% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Woolloongabba · Suburb / Locality
Language in Woolloongabba
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 61.2% of Woolloongabba residents, though the area is notably diverse. About 32.3% of people speak another language at home, which is far above the Queensland figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
More than 32% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This diversity is reflected in the common use of Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Hindi, while 3.5% of people speak little or no English.
3.5% ▼ -33.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Woolloongabba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33144/woolloongabba/topic/language