15.2% ▼ -64.6%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Springwood · State Electorate
Language in Springwood
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 81.7% of people in Springwood. While most residents speak only English, the area has seen a large shift in its linguistic makeup, with the share of people using another language at home falling 28 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 15.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is a little above the Queensland figure but well below the national average. This shift is reflected in the small number of people who speak little or no English, which fell to just 1.9% by 2021.
1.9% ▼ -83.4%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30079/springwood/topic/language