St Pauls · Urban Centre

Language in St Pauls

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

A massive 73% of people in St Pauls (L) speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This represents a huge shift for the area, as the proportion of people using other languages has risen by 72 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 St Pauls, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

With 73% using another language at home, this area is among the highest for linguistic diversity, far exceeding Queensland's 13.2%. This is alongside a rise in the number of people who speak little or no English, which now stands at 14%.

73.0% ▲ +7129.1%

Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.0%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 73.0%

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

14.0% ▲ —

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 14.0%

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 St Pauls, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 St Pauls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322113/st-pauls/topic/language