Calamvale, Brisbane
The languages of Calamvale
At the 2021 Census, 29 per cent of residents in Calamvale, a suburb of Brisbane, spoke Chinese at home. The next largest is Punjabi. Calamvale's share is above Australia as a whole, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Residents
- 17,595
- Speak another language
- 57.8%+6.8%
- Languages spoken
- 79
- Born overseas
- 53.8%
How far does Chinese lead in Calamvale?
Chinese at home
29%
Mandarin is the larger variety here.
What's spoken in Calamvale besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin3,845+4.1%
- 02Cantonese1,226-0.9%
- 03Punjabi615+74.2%
- 04Korean599+6.2%
- 05Vietnamese338+0.6%
- 06Arabic312+5.8%
- 07Hindi264-12.0%
- 08Urdu220+37.5%
- 09Tagalog200+37.9%
- 10Malayalam199+134%
Where does Calamvale sit against Queensland?
Queensland has a lower share than Calamvale.
- Calamvale
- 57.8%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Calamvale's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up about 9,500 people, most often from China.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)2,410-4.3%
- 02India1,034+32.2%
- 03Taiwan759+4.3%
- 04New Zealand683+8.8%
- 05Hong Kong (SAR of China)515-1.9%
- 06Korea, Republic of (South)477+7.4%
- 07Malaysia389+0.5%
- 08Philippines379+15.2%
- 09England283-14.0%
- 10Vietnam255-9.3%
What's Calamvale's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs6,917+18.8%
- 02Christianity6,143-7.7%
- 03Islam1,336+54.3%
- 04Buddhism1,086-6.0%
- 05Hinduism821+13.9%
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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