Chermside West, Brisbane
Languages spoken in Chermside West
At the 2021 Census, just over one in six residents in Chermside West spoke a language other than English at home, most often Malayalam. Queensland has a lower share than Chermside West. Residents born overseas most often come from New Zealand.
- Residents
- 6,469
- Speak another language
- 17.4%+15.6%
- Languages spoken
- 52
- Born overseas
- 23.9%
What languages are spoken in Chermside West?
- 01Malayalam188+25.3%
- 02Mandarin117+33.0%
- 03Italian114-25.5%
- 04Cantonese92+55.9%
- 05Hindi44+57.1%
- 06Tagalog380%
- 07Gujarati28+133%
- 08Tongan28+55.6%
- 09Japanese25-13.8%
- 10Punjabi25+31.6%
Where were Chermside West's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, New Zealand leads.
- 01New Zealand262+11.5%
- 02India233+30.2%
- 03England180+2.9%
- 04China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)112+115%
- 05Philippines85-17.5%
- 06Italy64-22.0%
- 07Malaysia51+82.1%
- 08Papua New Guinea46+7.0%
- 09South Africa44+91.3%
- 10Scotland33+65.0%
How does Chermside West compare with Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is below the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Chermside West
- 17.4%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Chermside West's religious mix?
- 01Christianity3,418-11.5%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs2,588+48.6%
- 03Hinduism133+125%
- 04Buddhism72-12.2%
- 05Islam58+70.6%
- 06Judaism70%
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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