6.2% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Oakey · Urban Centre
Language in Oakey
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 88.2% of Oakey residents, though the use of other languages has risen slightly. While the area is far below the national average for non-English speakers, it actually has a higher proportion than most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 6.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. At the same time, only 1.2% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average.
1.2% ▲ +273.5%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Oakey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315076/oakey/topic/language