Glass House · State Electorate

Language in Glass House

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Glass House compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.8% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average.

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📍 Glass House, State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 87.7% of the area, and the proportion of people using another language has fallen since 2011. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.3% speaking little or no English, a figure well below the national average.

3.8% ▼ -23.3%

Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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

0.3% ▼ -47.0%

Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Glass House [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30029/glass-house/topic/language