Bowen Hills, Brisbane

Languages spoken in Bowen Hills

The 2021 Census found about 1,200 people in Bowen Hills, part of Brisbane, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is 1.2 times the figure for Australia as a whole. In all, 47 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
4,741
Speak another language
24.9%+49.2%
Languages spoken
47
Born overseas
37.3%

Which languages lead in Bowen Hills?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Spanish
    252+157%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    164+7.9%
  3. 03
    Portuguese
    102+132%
  4. 04
    Korean
    57-10.9%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    55
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    47+2.2%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    46+39.4%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    42+40.0%
  9. 09
    Italian
    39+200%
  10. 10
    French
    36+38.5%

Where were Bowen Hills' residents born?

Colombia is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    Colombia
    181+155%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    179+42.1%
  3. 03
    England
    150+59.6%
  4. 04
    India
    141+51.6%
  5. 05
    Brazil
    125+191%
  6. 06
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    108+25.6%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    98+104%
  8. 08
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    610%
  9. 09
    Iran
    44+51.7%
  10. 10
    Canada
    41+57.7%

How does Bowen Hills compare with Queensland?

Queensland has a lower share than Bowen Hills.

Bowen Hills
24.9%
Australia
21.3%
Queensland
12.2%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Bowen Hills' religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,570+102%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,437+28.1%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    141+83.1%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    105+45.8%
  5. 05
    Islam
    84+33.3%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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