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A total of 56,068 people (74.1% of the Outer South-East Region's population) reported they spoke only English at home, while 17,150 people (22.7% of the population) reported they spoke another language at home.
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The top five non-English languages spoken at home in the Outer South-East Region were Chinese (36.8% of all people speaking another language), Greek (8.5%), Vietnamese (4.7%), Spanish (3.5%), and Italian (3.5%).
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The proportions of people speaking a language other than English at home ranged from a high of 48.0% in Stretton-Karawatha to a low of 12.3% in Mount Gravatt. In four of the 11 SLAs in the Outer South-East Region (Stretton-Karawatha, MacGregor, Eight Mile Plains and Runcorn) over one-quarter of the population spoke a language other than English at home.
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Language spoken at home (numbers)
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All persons (excl overseas visitors)
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English
only
No.
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Other
language
No.
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Not
stated
No.
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Total
No.
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Eight Mile Plains |
7,400 |
3,146 |
348 |
10,894 |
Kuraby |
3,423 |
1,080 |
125 |
4,628 |
MacGregor |
3,146 |
1,824 |
119 |
5,089 |
Mansfield |
7,471 |
1,664 |
220 |
9,355 |
Mount Gravatt |
2,563 |
373 |
101 |
3,037 |
Mount Gravatt East |
7,796 |
1,209 |
349 |
9,354 |
Rochedale |
1,026 |
168 |
50 |
1,244 |
Runcorn |
8,369 |
3,383 |
408 |
12,160 |
Stretton-Karawatha |
1,484 |
1,464 |
104 |
3,052 |
Upper Mount Gravatt |
6,045 |
1,060 |
259 |
7,364 |
Wishart |
7,345 |
1,779 |
379 |
9,503 |
Outer South-East Region |
56,068 |
17,150 |
2,462 |
75,680 |
Brisbane City |
726,056 |
112,264 |
35,460 |
873,780 |
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Language spoken at home (percentages)
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All persons (excl overseas visitors)
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English
only
%
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Other
language
%
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Not
stated
%
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Total
%
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Eight Mile Plains |
67.9% |
28.9% |
3.2% |
100.0% |
Kuraby |
74.0% |
23.3% |
2.7% |
100.0% |
MacGregor |
61.8% |
35.8% |
2.3% |
100.0% |
Mansfield |
79.9% |
17.8% |
2.4% |
100.0% |
Mount Gravatt |
84.4% |
12.3% |
3.3% |
100.0% |
Mount Gravatt East |
83.3% |
12.9% |
3.7% |
100.0% |
Rochedale |
82.5% |
13.5% |
4.0% |
100.0% |
Runcorn |
68.8% |
27.8% |
3.4% |
100.0% |
Stretton-Karawatha |
48.6% |
48.0% |
3.4% |
100.0% |
Upper Mount Gravatt |
82.1% |
14.4% |
3.5% |
100.0% |
Wishart |
77.3% |
18.7% |
4.0% |
100.0% |
Outer South-East Region |
74.1% |
22.7% |
3.3% |
100.0% |
Brisbane City |
83.1% |
12.8% |
4.1% |
100.0% |
Further information
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