15.0% ▲ +145.3%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Clayfield · State Electorate
Language in Clayfield
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About half as many people use a language other than English at home in Clayfield as is typical across Australia. While 80.3% of residents speak only English, the variety of languages spoken here has grown significantly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using another language at home rose from 6.1% in 2011 to 15.0% in 2021. This is slightly above the Queensland figure, though it remains well below the national average. English is the main language, followed by Mandarin, Italian, Cantonese and Hindi.
1.3% ▲ +75.2%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Clayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30019/clayfield/topic/language