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Darling Downs · Suburb / Locality

Language in Darling Downs

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

More people speak a language other than English in Darling Downs than in most similar areas, though the overall figure remains low. Around 7.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Darling Downs, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 89.6% of people. While 7.2% use another language at home, very few struggle with English, with only 0.3% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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7.2% ▲ +40.6%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▼ -24.6%

Higher than 63% 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.

Language used at home

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In Darling Downs, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 89.6% Italian 0.9% Punjabi 0.8% Hindi 0.5% Greek 0.4% Tagalog 0.3%

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 Darling Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50389/darling-downs/topic/language