19.9% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Queenstown · Suburb / Locality
Language in Queenstown
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one in five people in Queenstown speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. This linguistic diversity is reflected in a wide range of spoken languages, from Greek to Mandarin, within the small community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 76.7% of residents speak only English, 19.9% use another language, a figure a little above the South Australian average. This is consistent with the 4.2% of people who speak little or no English, which is among the highest levels for this area type.
4.2% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Queenstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41232/queenstown/topic/language