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The Palms · Urban Centre

Language in The Palms

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

A huge gap exists between the Palms and the rest of the country, with only 3% of people speaking a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. The area remains very traditional in its language use, with little change seen over the last decade.

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📍 The Palms, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 92.1% of residents, which is far below the Queensland average for language diversity. While 0.5% of people speak little or no English, this is a little below the state and national figures.

People using another language at home

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3.0% ▲ +0.1%

Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▲ —

Higher than 63% of urban centre 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.

Language used at home

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In The Palms, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 92.1% Vietnamese 0.6% Italian 0.5%

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 The Palms [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321103/the-palms/topic/language