8.0% ▲ +84.2%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Oodgeroo · State Electorate
Language in Oodgeroo
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people in Oodgeroo speak a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. Only 8.0% of residents use another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is a low proportion, the number of people using a second language has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language spoken at home for 88.7% of residents. Only 0.8% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below both the Queensland and Australian averages and has barely changed since 2016.
0.8% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Oodgeroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30068/oodgeroo/topic/language