Mirani · Urban Centre

Language in Mirani

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Mirani than in most similar areas. Only 2.3% of residents speak another language, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits well below the national average.

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📍 Mirani, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary tongue for 81.5% of residents, with the proportion of people using other languages now far below the Queensland and Australian figures. This is reflected in the fact that no one in the area speaks little or no English.

2.3% ▼ -68.2%

Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In Mirani, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

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 Mirani [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315064/mirani/topic/language