22.5% —
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Waterford · State Electorate
Language in Waterford
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than most similar areas, Waterford is a linguistically diverse place where 22.5% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is well above the Queensland figure of 13.2%, making it a multicultural hub within the state.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 69.3% of residents speak only English, Punjabi, Mandarin, and Arabic are the most common other languages. Around 3.8% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas.
3.8% —
Higher than 74% of state electorate 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.
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 Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30091/waterford/topic/language